Maratha reservation bill passed: What does report backing it say?
10 months ago

Maratha reservation bill passed: What does report backing it say?

India Today  

The Maharashtra Assembly on Tuesday passed a Maratha reservation bill, granting a 10 per cent quota in education and government jobs to the Maratha community. The Supreme Court's decision highlighted the absence of valid grounds to breach the 50 per cent reservation while granting the Maratha quota. WHAT THE REPORT REVEALS According to the report, the commission conducted a survey of nearly 2.5 crore families and found that the Maratha community constitutes 28 per cent of the total state population. The enactment of the 10 per cent Maratha quota through this reservation bill will constitute 72 per cent of the total reservation, exceeding the 50 per cent cap in the state.

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Manoj Jarange-Patil's post-poll mission: 'Marathas want OBC quota, and will take it'
1 month ago

Manoj Jarange-Patil's post-poll mission: 'Marathas want OBC quota, and will take it'

India Today  

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has been the proverbial X factor in this Maharashtra assembly election. In the run-up to the polls, Jarange-Patil’s announcement that he would form a rainbow coalition with groups like Muslims and Dalits and support candidates had led to trepidation in the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi. In an exclusive conversation with Dhaval S. Kulkarni, Jarange-Patil spoke …

Assembly Polls: The million mutinies of Maharashtra
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1 month, 1 week ago

Assembly Polls: The million mutinies of Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Through 2017-2018, Mantralaya, Maharashtra’s seat of governance at Nariman Point, faced the peculiar problem of petitioners throwing themselves off the higher floors into the quadrangle below to protest government inaction or delay. Assembly Polls: The million mutinies of Maharashtra In September this year, however, instead of the common folk, it was members of the ruling alliance led by deputy …

Maratha Reservation: A Crucial Debate in Maharashtra Assembly Elections
2 months ago

Maratha Reservation: A Crucial Debate in Maharashtra Assembly Elections

The Hindu  

The pre-poll survey in Maharashtra indicates strong support for the Maratha reservation demand, with a majority of respondents supporting the demand to some extent. While the demand received support from various communities, the numbers opposing reservation are relatively low, suggesting a potential pitched battle between the Marathas and the OBCs in the upcoming Assembly elections.

Maratha reservation: Uddhav ready to back if PM Modi makes a decision
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Maratha quota activist on indefinite fast today, says demands not fulfilled
5 months 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, 1 week 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 …

HC issues notice to Maharashtra backward class panel over report on Maratha quota
5 months, 3 weeks ago

HC issues notice to Maharashtra backward class panel over report on Maratha quota

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission amid ongoing hearings of petitions challenging the State’s decision to grant 10% reservation to Marathas in education and jobs. The High Court, which started hearing the petitions last week, had on Tuesday noted that the MSBCC was a necessary party in the pleas as …

BJP plans outreach programme for Maratha community ahead of state assembly polls
6 months, 1 week ago

BJP plans outreach programme for Maratha community ahead of state assembly polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: After the Lok Sabha debacle, the BJP has planned a Maratha outreach with an eye on state Assembly polls. Despite the 10 per cent reservation in education and jobs provided by the Eknath Shinde government, Maratha organisations ensured the community votes to defeat BJP candidates, particularly in the Marathwada region. Former Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil admitted that there …

Maharashtra votes 2024: Why do the powerful Marathas want to be tagged backward?
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Maharashtra votes 2024: Why do the powerful Marathas want to be tagged backward?

Hindustan Times  

With its admirable history of reform movements and education initiatives in the colonial British period and cooperatives-led socio-political development in the post-independence decades, Maharashtra enjoyed the status of a progressive state in India, which cast Marathas in a kind light. Shinde's government decided on 10 per cent based on the latest report of the Maharashtra State Commission for Backward Classes …

Maratha reservation: Plea in Bombay High Court seeking ‘immediate cancellation’ of 10 pc quota | DETAILS
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Manoj Jarange-Patil asks Centre to step in, increase quota limit from 50%
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Manoj Jarange-Patil asks Centre to step in, increase quota limit from 50%

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Thursday asked the central government to intervene in the reservation issue and increase the 50% limit of overall reservation and add 10% more for the community in the OBC tranche, taking it from 19% to 29%. Maratha quota leader Manoj Jarange Patil “Maratha MLAs and ministers should convince deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis …

If I'm arrested, crores of Marathas will go on hunger strike: Quota activist Jarange
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Another Maratha Reservation Bill: Is history being repeated?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Another Maratha Reservation Bill: Is history being repeated?

Hindustan Times  

Every politician who was worried about Manoj Jarange-Patil's declining weight breathed a sigh of relief on Monday as Jarange-Patil, the face of the Maratha reservation movement, called off his 17-day hunger strike. History of the demand for Maratha reservation The demand for OBC status by the Marathas was rebuffed by several Maharashtra State Backward Classes Commissions. The bill declares Marathas …

Maratha activist Jarange-Patil ends 17-day-long hunger strike, says agitation is on
9 months, 4 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 …

DC Edit | Thorny quota for Marathas
10 months ago

DC Edit | Thorny quota for Marathas

Deccan Chronicle  

Any extension of quotas, besides being subject to legal scrutiny, is bound to be contentious and basically unfair to other groups that may be similarly placed as the Marathas in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra government, under Eknath Shinde, was pressured by the clamour for this 10 per cent quota for Marathas, more so with the agitation of the prominent campaigner Manoj …

Will the third iteration of the Maratha quota act in the past decade pass muster?
10 months ago

Will the third iteration of the Maratha quota act in the past decade pass muster?

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra Legislature unanimously passed a bill reserving 10% of the seats in educational institutions and the same proportion of government jobs for people from the Maratha community in the third such attempt by the state government to carve out a quota for the once-dominant agrarian community, after the courts struck down similar laws enacted in 2014 and 2019. Most …

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

Maharashtra assembly passes bill for 10% reservation to Marathas
10 months ago

Maharashtra assembly passes bill for 10% reservation to Marathas

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra assembly on Monday passed a bill for 10% reservation to the Marathas in educational institutes and government jobs even as courts struck down similar laws enacted in 2014 and 2019. In its report, the commission said Marathas, who account for Maharashtra’s 28% population, faced “‘exceptional and extraordinary” backwardness, making it a fit case for the reservation to breach …

Maharashtra assembly passes 10% Maratha reservation bill, for the third time in a decade
10 months ago

Maharashtra assembly passes 10% Maratha reservation bill, for the third time in a decade

Op India  

The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly unanimously passed the Maratha Reservation Bill tabled on Tuesday, which intends to extend 10% reservation to Marathas above the 50% cap. The reservation has been extended based on a report submitted to the state government by the Maharashtra Backward Class Commission headed by chairman Justice Sunil Shukre. The Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission on Friday submitted …

Afternoon briefing: 10% quota proposed for Marathas; Rainfall likely in north Indian plains, and all the latest news
10 months ago

Afternoon briefing: 10% quota proposed for Marathas; Rainfall likely in north Indian plains, and all the latest news

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval to the Backward Classes Commission report and the draft bill based on it, paving the way for legislation on reservation for Marathas. Dig deeper Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde with Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil at the protest venue after the state government accepted the latter's demands. Dig deeper More news …

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

Maharashtra govt approves bill to extend 10% reservation to Marathas
10 months ago

Maharashtra govt approves bill to extend 10% reservation to Marathas

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra legislature on Tuesday unanimously passed the bill providing 10 per cent reservation to the Maratha community in government jobs and education in a special session. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the existing OBC reservation will not be affected and his government will also ensure that the Maratha quota passes legal scrutiny. Following the 10 per …

Maharashtra Assembly passes Maratha Reservation Bill for quota in education, jobs
10 months ago

Maharashtra Assembly passes Maratha Reservation Bill for quota in education, jobs

India TV News  

In a significant development, the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly has approved the Maratha Reservation Bill, aimed at providing reservation in education and employment opportunities to the Maratha community. Maharashtra Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde, presented a bill in the state legislative assembly, suggesting a 10% reservation for the Maratha community in educational institutions and government positions. Comprehensive survey findings The Maharashtra State …

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

Maratha reservation bill for 10% quota cleared by Maharashtra Assembly
10 months ago

Maratha reservation bill for 10% quota cleared by Maharashtra Assembly

India Today  

The Maharashtra Assembly on Tuesday cleared the Maratha Reservation Bill under which the community will get a 10 per cent reservation in education and government jobs. On February 17, Shinde and deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had assured Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil that a special session of the Assembly would be called on February 20 to complete the formalities …

Maharashtra assembly unanimously passes bill providing 10% quota for Marathas in education and jobs
10 months 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

Maratha Quota Activist Resumes Fast, Demands Special Assembly Session
10 months, 2 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 …

Maharashtra Backward Class Panel's Survey for Maratha Quota to End Just Before Midnight on Friday
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Backward Class Panel's Survey for Maratha Quota to End Just Before Midnight on Friday

News 18  

The survey being carried out by the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission in connection with the Maratha quota will end just before midnight on Friday and it will not be extended, MSBCC has said. In a letter to all district collectors and municipal commissioners on Thursday, the MSBCC said, The software used for this survey will be shut at 2359 …

'May create unrest': Union Minister Narayan Rane on Maharashtra government's Maratha quota decision
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Maharashtra Ruling Parties Leaders Oppose Maratha Quota in OBC Category
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Maratha quota: Justice Shinde committee submits second report to govt.
1 year ago

Maratha quota: Justice Shinde committee submits second report to govt.

The Hindu  

The Justice Sandeep Shinde Committee set up by the Maharashtra government to expedite the process of granting reservation to the Marathas submitted its second and final report to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday. The Shinde committee, which was established on September 7 to decide the methodology to issue other backward class certificates to Marathas and find proof to establish …

Efforts on to give quota to Marathas; government positive towards their demands: Devendra Fadnavis
1 year, 1 month ago

Efforts on to give quota to Marathas; government positive towards their demands: Devendra Fadnavis

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on November 23 said the government is positive towards addressing demands raised by Marathas and efforts are under way to give reservation to the community. A delegation of the Maratha community met Mr. Fadnavis in Pandharpur town of Solapur district where the Deputy CM and his wife performed puja at the temple of Lord …

Why Eknath Shinde govt is working on a new law to restore quota for Marathas
1 year, 1 month ago

Why Eknath Shinde govt is working on a new law to restore quota for Marathas

India Today  

The Maharashtra government, to pacify protesters seeking reservation for the Maratha community, is working on a fresh legislation to restore the quota that has twice failed the test of judicial review. Later, the Congress-NCP government approved a 16 per cent quota for Marathas and 5 per cent for Muslims. In November 2018, the Devendra Fadnavis-led state government approved 16 per …

How the Maratha quota demand divides the ruling allies in Maharashtra
1 year, 1 month ago

How the Maratha quota demand divides the ruling allies in Maharashtra

India Today  

With differences within the ruling allies in Maharashtra coming to the fore over the “backdoor inclusion” of the Marathas in the other backward classes, chief minister Eknath Shinde has stepped in to douse the fires. The Marathas and Kunbis are said to account for 31.5 per cent of Maharashtra’s population, while the OBCs are over 52 per cent. A HISTORY …

Maratha quota agitation | OBC leaders warn Shinde govt. of trying to grab their reservation
1 year, 1 month ago

Maratha quota agitation | OBC leaders warn Shinde govt. of trying to grab their reservation

The Hindu  

Even as Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Tuesday alleged there was a “conspiracy” to deny the Marathas a quota, leaders from the other backward classes took an aggressive stance against the activist’s demand on the Marathas being given a blanket reservation by being given Kunbi OBC certificates, warning to hit the streets and even move courts to safeguard …

Maharashtra govt trying to give Maratha quota at the cost of OBC reservation: Ex-MP Haribhau Rathod
1 year, 1 month ago

Maharashtra govt trying to give Maratha quota at the cost of OBC reservation: Ex-MP Haribhau Rathod

India TV News  

Former MP Haribhau Rathod on Sunday said that Other Backward Classes will not tolerate the Maharashtra government's move to provide reservations in jobs and education to the Marathas at the cost of the quota for OBCs. Following protests spearheaded by activist Manoj Jarange, the Eknath Shinde government is working towards giving Kunbi certificates to Marathas, said Rathod, an OBC leader, …

Maratha quota demand first raised in 1997: All about its long legal battle
1 year, 1 month ago

Maratha quota demand first raised in 1997: All about its long legal battle

India Today  

The demand for a reservation for the Marathas, that has led to raging violence across Maharashtra, saw a long legal battle with the Supreme Court in 2021, that resulted in the court calling the issue "unconstitutional". The High court said that the 50 per cent ceiling on the reservation set by the Supreme Court in the Indra Sawhney judgment of …

Maratha Quota Stir: No Bus, Internet Services in Few Maha Districts; CM Calls All-party Meet
1 year, 1 month ago

Maratha Quota Stir: No Bus, Internet Services in Few Maha Districts; CM Calls All-party Meet

News 18  

As the Maratha quota agitation took a violent turn and spread to some parts of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday met Governor Ramesh Bais to brief him about the situation and security measures being taken to curb the chaos. Shinde also assured Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange that the state government was committed to ensuring reservation for the …

Maratha reservation row: Maharashtra govt takes three-key decisions in Cabinet meeting | DETAILS
1 year, 1 month ago

Maratha reservation row: Maharashtra govt takes three-key decisions in Cabinet meeting | DETAILS

India TV News  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shindeon Tuesday held an urgent Cabinet meeting to find a solution to pacify the ongoing protests against the state government over the Maratha reservation. Jarange hardens his stand Meanwhile, activist Manoj Jarange, who is leading the Marathra protest, said the Maratha community will not accept an "incomplete reservation" and the Maharashtra government should call a special …

Maratha quota protests have intensified in Maharashtra. Here’s why
1 year, 1 month ago

Maratha quota protests have intensified in Maharashtra. Here’s why

Firstpost  

The demand for Maratha reservations hit the headlines again in late August after activist Manoj Jarange-Patil went on indefinite hunger strike. The home of NCP’s Prakash Solanke was torched and his car was set ablaze after audio of him taking aim at Patil went viral The Maratha quota protests have intensified yet again. Shinde announces panel, Patil remains unmoved Shinde …

Will intensify stir if Maratha quota is not announced by October 24, says activist Jarange Patil
1 year, 2 months ago

Will intensify stir if Maratha quota is not announced by October 24, says activist Jarange Patil

The Hindu  

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Saturday threatened to intensify his agitation after October 24 if the Maharashtra government fails to provide reservation to the community in jobs and education. Addressing a massive gathering at Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district, he said that after October 24, it would be either his “funeral procession or the Maratha community’s victory …

Reservation Row: The political and legal imperatives before approving the Maratha quota
1 year, 2 months ago

Reservation Row: The political and legal imperatives before approving the Maratha quota

Hindustan Times  

The inefficacy of the state in meeting the vociferous demand for reservation by various castes across India calls for some urgent political and legal imperatives to ensure social harmony and peace. Even existing reservation policies have been put on hold in states for years on end due to the absence of reliable empirical data sought by the Supreme Court — …

Maharashtra | A quota war reignites
1 year, 3 months ago

Maharashtra | A quota war reignites

India Today  

Seven years after the dominant Maratha community first launched a series of silent morchas for their demands like reservations in jobs and education, the issue has returned to haunt politics in Maharashtra. Since 2016, around 58 ‘Maratha Kranti Morchas’—some of them having hundreds of thousands of people joining them—were organised in Maharashtra and neighbouring states. The agitation turned violent in …

Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar says he will speak to CM Shinde, Fadnavis on Muslim quota in education
1 year, 3 months ago

Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar says he will speak to CM Shinde, Fadnavis on Muslim quota in education

India TV News  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said that he would discuss the provision of five per cent Muslim quota in the educational institutions with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. In 2014, the then Congress-led government had provided a five per cent quota to the Muslims in admissions to the educational institutions when it introduced …

CONTROVERSY | Maratha reservation issue still on the boil in Maharashtra even after Manoj Jarange de-escalates his agitation
1 year, 3 months ago

CONTROVERSY | Maratha reservation issue still on the boil in Maharashtra even after Manoj Jarange de-escalates his agitation

The Hindu  

Police crackdown on Maratha protesters in Antarwali Sarati ignites a fierce political battle, putting the government on the defensive. That’s why Sharad Pawar is trying to target him.” However, the charge against the State government for the police lathicharge resonated across the State, with every rally held by the Maratha community blaming the government for it. In 2018, after receiving …

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