Maratha quota stir | Jarange Patil ends protest in the presence of Chief Minister Shinde
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha quota stir | Jarange Patil ends protest in the presence of Chief Minister Shinde

The Hindu  

Pro-Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil brought an end to his indefinite fast on Saturday, following the State government’s acceptance of his demands over the Maratha reservation issue. “All blood relatives and family members from the same-caste marriage of a Maratha applicant, whose Kunbi records have been found, should be given Kunbi caste certificates. According to Gazette notification, individuals upon submitting an affidavit establishing relations with blood relatives, officials would conduct field inquiries for verification of the application, before issuing Kunbi caste certificates. “Kunbi caste certificates shall be promptly issued upon confirming Kunbi record,” it said. The amendments also address the issuance of Kunbi caste certificates to relatives belonging to the Maratha community, whose Kunbi records have been verified.

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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil booked for remarks against Minister Dhananjay Munde
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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil booked for remarks against Minister Dhananjay Munde

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra Police have registered a case against Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil in Latur district for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Minister and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde and his community during a public rally. The complaint, filed by Kishor Munde, a supporter of the Minister, alleged that Mr. Jarange-Patil made objectionable comments targeting Mr. Munde and the Vanjari community …

‘I don’t want to lose trust of my people’: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on withdrawal from poll fray
2 months ago

‘I don’t want to lose trust of my people’: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on withdrawal from poll fray

The Hindu  

It is up to the people whether to support or ensure the defeat of candidates who do not believe in Maratha reservation, Maratha Quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil said. Over a year, Manoj Jarange Patil’s agitation in a poll arena has been tagged as “Jarange Factor”, which has been proved as a kingmaker in Jalna, Hingoli, Nanded, Beed, other Lok …

Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis is ‘Maratha hater’, alleges Jarange-Patil
4 months ago

Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis is ‘Maratha hater’, alleges Jarange-Patil

The Hindu  

Pro-Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Tuesday labelled Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis a “Maratha hater”, claiming that nothing in the State government happens without the latter’s approval, and he acts according to his own will. He accused Mr. Fadnavis of bringing schemes like Anandacha Shidha with substandard materials just before Diwali, stating that people have seen the nature …

How Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil is sizing up the Maharashtra poll pitch
5 months ago

How Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil is sizing up the Maharashtra poll pitch

India Today  

After the ire of the dominant Marathas led to a resounding defeat for the ruling Mahayuti in the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has indicated that he may put up candidates in the assembly elections likely to be held in October-November. Jarange-Patil had launched a protest seeking that Marathas, who are the dominant community in Maharashtra, …

The view from Maratha-OBC ground zero: Bad blood spills onto Marathwada streets
5 months, 1 week ago

The view from Maratha-OBC ground zero: Bad blood spills onto Marathwada streets

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In Marathwada, which has instant recall across the country for its numerous farmers’ suicides, a different kind of tragedy is taking root. July 24, 2024: OBC community people gather at Tea stalls in Nadurghat Village in the Beed district of Maharashtra, where the clash between OBC and Maratha communities after the Loksabha Election resulted in June month. This boycott …

Maratha reservation: Uddhav ready to back if PM Modi makes a decision
5 months, 1 week ago

Maratha reservation: Uddhav ready to back if PM Modi makes a decision

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday has put the onus on to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to do the balancing act on the contentious issue of providing reservation status to the Maratha community under the Socially and Economically Backward Classes category, while keeping the rights of Other Backward Classes intact. We will support the move.” Responding to Mr. Thackeray’s …

Manoj Jarange-Patil hits out at Ladki Bahin scheme
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Manoj Jarange-Patil hits out at Ladki Bahin scheme

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, who launched yet another indefinite strike in Jalna’s Antarwali Sarati on Saturday, hit out at the government on multiple fronts, one of them being the state government’s ‘CM Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’, which he termed both an attempt to divert attention as well as a deliberate conspiracy. I am compelled to sit on a …

Maratha quota activist on indefinite fast today, says demands not fulfilled
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha quota activist on indefinite fast today, says demands not fulfilled

India Today  

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil will begin his indefinite hunger strike from Saturday in Maharashtra's Jalna and said that he was forced to take the step again as the state government did not fulfill its demands, including granting reservation to Marathas. In February, the Maharashtra legislature passed a bill providing 10 per cent reservation for the Maratha community in …

Maratha quota issue unresolved due to pressure from Fadnavis, Bhujbal: Jarange
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha quota issue unresolved due to pressure from Fadnavis, Bhujbal: Jarange

Hindustan Times  

Jalna, Quota activist Manoj Jarange on Sunday claimed that the issue of Maratha reservation has remained unresolved due to pressure from Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state minister Chhagan Bhujbal. Maratha quota issue unresolved due to pressure from Fadnavis, Bhujbal: Jarange The activist had announced an indefinite fast from July 20 if the government failed to grant the …

Maratha quota activist vows to defeat Mahayuti if OBC reservation not granted
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha quota activist vows to defeat Mahayuti if OBC reservation not granted

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Saturday warned the Maharashtra government to provide reservation to the Maratha community under the OBC category or he will defeat all 288 candidates of the ruling parties in Maharashtra Assembly election which is expected to be held in mid October of this year. Don’t force us to join politics..We will certainly defeat all …

Maharashtra: Maratha activist Jarange Patil 'threatens' state, demands reservation for Muslims from OBC quota
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra: Maratha activist Jarange Patil 'threatens' state, demands reservation for Muslims from OBC quota

Op India  

The issue of reservation for the Maratha community has been ongoing in Maharashtra for years with minimal solutions to date. Muslims should get a reservation from OBC quota: Jarange Patil On Monday, in a major setback to the OBC community in the state, Jarange Patil demanded reservation for the Muslim community from the OBC quota. OBC leaders oppose Jarange Patil’s …

Marathwada simmers as Jarange-Patil, Hake cross swords
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Marathwada simmers as Jarange-Patil, Hake cross swords

The Hindu  

Maharashtra’s Marathwada region seethed with caste tensions yet again on June 21 as other backward class activist Laxman Hake, on an indefinite hunger strike, traded bitter barbs with Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil over the Maratha reservation and OBC counter-protest issue even as Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis and CM Eknath Shinde’s Mahayuti government strove to defuse tensions between the two …

Centre can't be mere spectator, should take lead to resolve quota issue: Sharad Pawar
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre can't be mere spectator, should take lead to resolve quota issue: Sharad Pawar

New Indian Express  

PUNE: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the Centre cannot be a mere spectator and it should take the lead to resolve issues pertaining to the quota demand by the Maratha community and Other Backward Classes. Asked about the increasing Maratha-OBC conflict over the reservation issue in Maharashtra, Pawar said there is only one solution that the Centre should …

Cong to face consequences in Maharashtra polls for opposing interests of Marathas: Jarange
7 months ago

Cong to face consequences in Maharashtra polls for opposing interests of Marathas: Jarange

Hindustan Times  

Jalna, Quota activist Manoj Jarange on Monday claimed the Congress was speaking against the interests of the Maratha community and would face consequences in the Maharashtra assembly polls due later this year. Cong to face consequences in Maharashtra polls for opposing interests of Marathas: Jarange Speaking to reporters on the third day of his indefinite fast at Antarwali Sarathi village …

Maratha quota: Jarange-Patil warns of defeating all leaders who oppose Maratha interests in Assembly polls
7 months ago

Maratha quota: Jarange-Patil warns of defeating all leaders who oppose Maratha interests in Assembly polls

The Hindu  

Continuing his indefinite hunger strike for the second day on Sunday, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil warned that any political leader opposing the interests of the Maratha community would be defeated in the upcoming State Assembly election. With the Mahayuti still reeling under the election shock, Mr. Jarange-Patil has given a further cause for worry after he warned he would …

Maratha community will teach Mahayuti govt a lesson: quota activist Manoj Jarange
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Maratha community will teach Mahayuti govt a lesson: quota activist Manoj Jarange

The Hindu  

The Maratha community will teach Maharashtra’s Mahayuti government a lesson for denying reservations and registering criminal cases against protestors, says quota activist Manoj Jarange as the state gears up for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Mr. Jarange, who hit the headlines for going on fasts unto death several times last year to demand reservation for the Marathas …

Maratha reservation: Plea in Bombay High Court seeking ‘immediate cancellation’ of 10 pc quota | DETAILS
10 months, 1 week ago

Maratha reservation: Plea in Bombay High Court seeking ‘immediate cancellation’ of 10 pc quota | DETAILS

India TV News  

Maratha reservation: A plea has been filed in the Bombay High Court against the 10 per cent Maratha reservation given by the Maharashtra government last month, seeking “immediate cancellation” of the quota. The Eknath Shinde government, after months of protests by activist Manoj Jarange and his supporters, had called a special session on February 22 and passed a bill to …

If I'm arrested, crores of Marathas will go on hunger strike: Quota activist Jarange
10 months, 1 week ago

If I'm arrested, crores of Marathas will go on hunger strike: Quota activist Jarange

New Indian Express  

The activist has been under fire for using intemperate language against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday as he alleged the BJP leader was trying to kill him. The route by which I will be taken to jail, they will find crores of Maratha community members sitting on hunger strike along the route," Jarange added. The activist claimed …

Maratha Quota Activist Ends Hunger Strike After 17 Days
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha Quota Activist Ends Hunger Strike After 17 Days

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Monday withdrew his 17-day-old hunger strike. The activist said though the Maharashtra government has not fulfilled his demand of Kunbi caste certificates, he decided to end his fast because of confusion prevailing in Maharashtra over his health as well as curfew imposed allegedly to stop his supporters from reaching Antarwali Sarati village in …

Manoj Jarange, others booked for illegal protests seeking Maratha quota under OBC category
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Manoj Jarange, others booked for illegal protests seeking Maratha quota under OBC category

The Hindu  

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange has been booked in two cases after his supporters staged demonstrations without permission and blocked roads at two different locations in Beed district of Maharashtra, police said on February 26. Mr. Jarange has been demanding the implementation of a draft notification issued by the Maharashtra government last month for issuing certificates to blood relatives of …

Maratha activist Jarange-Patil ends 17-day-long hunger strike, says agitation is on
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha activist Jarange-Patil ends 17-day-long hunger strike, says agitation is on

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Monday called off his 17-day-long hunger strike but four youths will go on a “chain fast” from Tuesday, continuing the agitation till the Maharashtra government starts issuing Kunbi caste certificates to extended family members of people who have such documents, allowing them to avail reservation benefits. Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil’s decision …

Maratha quota issue | Curfew imposed in Ambad tehsil of Jalna considering law and order situation
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha quota issue | Curfew imposed in Ambad tehsil of Jalna considering law and order situation

The Hindu  

A curfew has been imposed in Ambad taluka of Maharashtra's Jalna district considering the law and order situation in view of the ongoing agitation for Maratha reservation by activist Manoj Jarange, as per an order issued by the district administration. Jalna Collector Srikrushna Panchal in the order said Mr. Jarange announced on February 25 that he will go to Mumbai …

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange claims death threat from Devendra Fadnavis
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange claims death threat from Devendra Fadnavis

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis is weaving multiple conspiracies against Manoj Jarange Patil and even trying to kill him, revealed the Maratha quota activist in a series of allegations made against Fadnavis. While speaking in Antarwali Sarati in Jalna, Manoj Jarange Patil also said that he would march to Mumbai and protest outside the residence of Maharashtra Deputy CM and …

Maratha quota | Jarange-Patil claims Maharashtra government planning to trap and arrest him
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha quota | Jarange-Patil claims Maharashtra government planning to trap and arrest him

The Hindu  

Even as Maratha quota agitators staged road blocks in a number of villages under the direction from Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Saturday, the activist claimed that the government was making attempts to frame him in a case and get him arrested. But I am going to foil these with the help of the Maratha community,” Mr. Jarange-Patil said, …

Kunbi Marathas Fast: Shinde govt responsible for deaths: Jarange
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Kunbi Marathas Fast: Shinde govt responsible for deaths: Jarange

Deccan Chronicle  

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Wednesday urged senior citizens to hold a hunger strike with him. During the protest, if any senior citizen dies, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis would be responsible for it, he said.The Maratha quota activist also announced that he will launch a new agitation from February 24 across the state …

Maratha activist Jarange announces ‘rasta roko’ on March 3 over ‘Sage Soyare’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha activist Jarange announces ‘rasta roko’ on March 3 over ‘Sage Soyare’

Hindustan Times  

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Wednesday announced a statewide 'Rasta Roko' on March 3 to demand the implementation 'Sage Soyare' ordinance notification in Maharashtra. Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil Patil declined to end his hunger strike despite the Maharashtra government on Tuesday passing a bill providing quota to Marathas. Patil has insisted on a reservation in the …

Why Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil refusing to end hunger strike despite reservation bill
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil refusing to end hunger strike despite reservation bill

Hindustan Times  

is Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil continued his hunger strike in his hometown Jalna even as the Maharashtra government passed a bill at a hurriedly-called special session on Tuesday to provide quota to Marathas. Marataha Activist Manoj Jarange-Patil during his hunger strike in Antarwali-Saraati village demanding the implementation of the gazette notification on “sage-soyare. Both houses of Maharashtra legislature passed …

Maratha quota row: Activist Jarange announces next round of protest from Feb 24
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha quota row: Activist Jarange announces next round of protest from Feb 24

India Today  

Expressing dissatisfaction with the Maharashtra government's refusal to provide reservations for the Maratha community within the Other Backward Classes quota, activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Wednesday announced another round of statewide agitation from February 24, if his demands are not met. As part of the bill, people belonging to the Maratha community will get a quota of 10 per cent in …

Jarange-Patil says govt cheated him, wants reservation in OBC quota
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Jarange-Patil says govt cheated him, wants reservation in OBC quota

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, whose agitation forced the government to convene a special legislature session and hurriedly pass a bill to give reservation to Marathas, has welcomed the move but insisted on a quota in the Other Backward Classes category. Insisting that the government immediately implement the decision to give OBC quota benefits to the relatives of those …

‘Betrayal’: Maratha quota activist Jarange Patil on reservation bill passed in Maharashtra assembly
10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Betrayal’: Maratha quota activist Jarange Patil on reservation bill passed in Maharashtra assembly

Hindustan Times  

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Tuesday hit out at Eknath Shinde government over the passing of the Maratha reservation bill in the Maharashtra assembly. Manoj Jarange Patil Patil said that the date of next round of agitation with the demand to implement 'Sage Soyare' will be announced on Wednesday. Earlier, in January, Maharashtra government had given a draft …

Bill to provide 10% quota for Marathas to be tabled in Maharashtra assembly
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bill to provide 10% quota for Marathas to be tabled in Maharashtra assembly

Hindustan Times  

A bill to provide a 10% quota for Marathas in educational institutes and jobs was due to be tabled in the Maharashtra assembly on Tuesday based on the recommendation of the state’s backward class panel, which has said it was a fit case for breaching the reservation cap. The State Commission of Maharashtra for Backward Class on Friday submitted a …

Maratha quota row: 'Just for election', Manoj Jarange opposes Eknath Shinde's reservation bill
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha quota row: 'Just for election', Manoj Jarange opposes Eknath Shinde's reservation bill

India TV News  

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Tuesday said the government's move to approve the draft bill for implementing a 10 per cent reservation has been taken by keeping election and votes in mind. This was his first reaction after the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government gave a nod to the draft bill for implementing a 10% reservation for the Maratha …

Maharashtra assembly unanimously passes bill providing 10% quota for Marathas in education and jobs
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra assembly unanimously passes bill providing 10% quota for Marathas in education and jobs

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra legislative assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill providing 10 per cent reservation for the Maratha community in education and government jobs. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde tabled the Maharashtra State Socially and Educationally Backward Bill 2024 in the House during the day-long special session of the legislature on Maratha quota. Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange, who is …

Maratha reservation: Special assembly session to be called on Feb 20 to pass quota bill
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha reservation: Special assembly session to be called on Feb 20 to pass quota bill

India Today  

A special session of the Maharashtra Assembly will be called on February 20 to complete the formalities for granting reservation to the Maratha community, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured the protesting Maratha-reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Friday. Meanwhile, Justice Sunil Shukre, the chief of the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission, handed over a report …

Maharashtra Government Calls Special Assembly Session for Maratha Quota
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Government Calls Special Assembly Session for Maratha Quota

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai:The Maharashtra government will hold a special Vidhan Sabha session on February 20 to discuss the Maratha reservation issue. “The cabinet meeting has given its nod to convene a one-day special session of the legislature on Tuesday, February 20, to discuss the various demands of the Maratha community,” a note issued by the Chief Minister’s office stated. The decision to …

Stop issuing Kunbi certificates to Marathas, NCP minister tells Maharashtra govt
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Stop issuing Kunbi certificates to Marathas, NCP minister tells Maharashtra govt

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Friday called for an end to the encroachment of the quota benefits of the Other Backward Classes and demanded that people who obtained Kunbi certificates over the last three months should be transferred to a separate Maratha quota. The commission was mandated to conduct a survey and submit a …

Maratha Quota Activist Resumes Fast, Demands Special Assembly Session
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Maratha Quota Activist Resumes Fast, Demands Special Assembly Session

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Saturday launched yet another indefinite hunger strike at Antarwali-Saraati village in Jalna district of Maharashtra, demanding implementation of the promises made by the Shinde-Fadnavis government in Maharashtra. The Maratha activist also demanded that the government should call a special session in next two days for ratifying a notification, which has stated Kunbi certificates …

Maratha quota: Jarange-Patil begins yet another hunger strike in Jalna
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Maratha quota: Jarange-Patil begins yet another hunger strike in Jalna

The Hindu  

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Saturday launched yet another indefinite hunger strike at his village of Antarwali-Sarathi in Jalna district, accusing the ruling Eknath Shinde-led Mahayuti government of not fulfilling promises pertaining to reservation for the Maratha community. The latest hunger strike — Mr. Jarange-Patil’s third — pertains specifically to the activist’s demand that the State government make good …

Maharashtra Minister Gets Death Threat Over Maratha Quota Issue
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Maharashtra Minister Gets Death Threat Over Maratha Quota Issue

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who has been opposing the inclusion of the Maratha community in the OBC category, has received a letter cautioning him about a “threat to his life”. The Maharashtra government recently issued a notification to recognise as Kunbis all blood relatives of the Maratha community members whose Kunbi caste records have been …

Maratha activist sits on fast, wants draft notification to be converted into law
11 months ago

Maratha activist sits on fast, wants draft notification to be converted into law

India Today  

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Saturday started an indefinite fast demanding that a special session of the state legislature be convened in two days to convert the draft notification on "blood relatives" of Kunbi Marathas into a law. Addressing a press conference at Antarwali Sarati village, the venue of his hunger strike, Jarange reiterated that cases registered against protesters …

'Half-cooked, half-baked petitions are filed': Bombay High Court on Maratha-Kunbi plea
11 months ago

'Half-cooked, half-baked petitions are filed': Bombay High Court on Maratha-Kunbi plea

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday reprimanded the advocate representing petitioners in a Public Interest Litigation against the 'Maratha' community being given 'Kunbi' certificates in the OBC category. The bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Arif Doctor questioned advocate Ashish Mishra, representing the petitioners, about adding Maharashtra Advocate General Birendra Saraf as a respondent in the PIL. Section …

PIL against Kunbi certificates to Marathas: HC asks petitioner to wait for hearing for few more days
11 months, 1 week ago

PIL against Kunbi certificates to Marathas: HC asks petitioner to wait for hearing for few more days

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, Feb 1 The Bombay High Court on Thursday said a petitioner challenging the Maharashtra government's move to issue Kunbi certificates to Marathas could wait for a few more days for hearing on the plea, considering the caste certificates were being issued since November 2023. The PIL claimed that the state government, by granting Kunbi caste certificates to the Maratha …

High Court refuses urgent hearing on plea against OBC-Kunbi certificates to Marathas
11 months, 1 week ago

High Court refuses urgent hearing on plea against OBC-Kunbi certificates to Marathas

India Today  

While declining an immediate hearing on the Kunbi-Maratha issue, the Bombay High Court emphasised that since Kunbi caste certificates had been issued to Maratha community members since November 2023, the petitioner could wait a few more days for the plea to be heard. While seeking an urgent hearing, he stated, “This PIL challenges various government resolutions issued by the Maharashtra …

The Maratha agitation may rewrite the rules on certifying caste
11 months, 1 week ago

The Maratha agitation may rewrite the rules on certifying caste

Hindustan Times  

The grand Maratha march culminated over the weekend in Navi Mumbai with Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde announcing other backward classes reservation for those Marathas who have records of Kunbi caste identity through a “draft notification”. Sage soyare: A contentious trope The “draft notification” introduces a new category — sagey soyare — and states that the sagey soyare of the …

Plea in Bombay High Court seeks to block issuance of OBC Kunbi certificates to Marathas
11 months, 1 week ago

Plea in Bombay High Court seeks to block issuance of OBC Kunbi certificates to Marathas

India Today  

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the Maharashtra government's decision to grant Kunbi certificates to the Marathas, thereby providing them with reservations in the state. Sasane's plea, filed through advocate Ashish Mishra, argues that the state government, by granting Kunbi certificates to the Maratha community, is "eating into" the reservation of the Other …

Jarange-Patil declares indefinite hunger strike from February 10
11 months, 1 week ago

Jarange-Patil declares indefinite hunger strike from February 10

Hindustan Times  

Barely three days after he called off his Mumbai march, Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Tuesday announced an indefinite hunger strike at Antarwali Sarathi village in Jalna from February 10 and came down heavily on deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for his contradictory statement. Navi Mumbai, India - Jan. 27, 2024:Maratha Quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil ends protest after …

'May create unrest': Union Minister Narayan Rane on Maharashtra government's Maratha quota decision
11 months, 1 week ago

'May create unrest': Union Minister Narayan Rane on Maharashtra government's Maratha quota decision

India TV News  

Maratha quota: Union Minister Narayan Rane expressed dissatisfaction with the Maharashtra government's decision to extend all benefits enjoyed by the Other Backward Classes to the Maratha community until they receive reservation and said that the move could lead to unrest in Maharashtra. Maratha quota row On January 27, activist Manoj Jarange called off his indefinite fast for Maratha quota after …

Jarange-Patil to continue stir until order implementation, BJP unhappy
11 months, 1 week ago

Jarange-Patil to continue stir until order implementation, BJP unhappy

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Just when everyone believed that Manoj Jarange-Patil had been pacified, the Maratha activist made a fresh announcement on Sunday: that he would continue his agitation until the actual implementation of the order issued by the government. The BJP, meanwhile, is reportedly unhappy with the state government’s decision if union minister Narayan Rane’s staunch opposition to it is anything to …

Agitation Will Continue Till Maratha Members Receive Benefits Under New Notification: Jarange
11 months, 1 week ago

Agitation Will Continue Till Maratha Members Receive Benefits Under New Notification: Jarange

News 18  

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Sunday said the agitation will continue until members of the community start receiving benefits under the Maharashtra government’s proposed notification, a day after he called off the protest in Navi Mumbai. Jarange called off his indefinite fast for the Maratha quota after the government accepted his demands, with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announcing that …

Maharashtra Ruling Parties Leaders Oppose Maratha Quota in OBC Category
11 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Ruling Parties Leaders Oppose Maratha Quota in OBC Category

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: A day after the Eknath Shinde government issued a notification regarding the inclusion of the Maratha community in the OBC category as Kunbi, the voices of descent have started to emerge from the ruling dispensation. The union minister further said he does not agree with the Maharashtra government’s decision to give all benefits enjoyed by the OBCs to Marathas …

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