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'Win 8 Out of 88 Maharashtra Assembly Seats If You Have the Courage': Chhagan Bhujbal Challenges Activist Manoj Jarange
4 months, 1 week ago

'Win 8 Out of 88 Maharashtra Assembly Seats If You Have the Courage': Chhagan Bhujbal Challenges Activist Manoj Jarange

News 18  

In a sharp political exchange, Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal challenged activist Manoj Jarange-Patil to contest 88 out of the 288 assembly seats in the state and prove his influence by winning at least eight of them. “Grant Marathas their reservation, but do not touch the OBC quota,” Bhujbal said, emphasising that the state’s leadership, including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy …

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Maratha quota: Jarange-Patil warns of defeating all leaders who oppose Maratha interests in Assembly polls
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Maratha Reservation Activist Manoj Jarange Begins Fast Unto Death
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha Reservation Activist Manoj Jarange Begins Fast Unto Death

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maratha activist Manoj Jarange on Saturday started indefinite fast demanding reservation for his community under the OBC category. Jarange’s agitation was a major factor in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, particularly in the Marathwada region where the BJP-led alliance lost all seats. He said that if the Maratha reservation is not provided this time, he will contest all …

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Maratha community will teach Mahayuti govt a lesson: quota activist Manoj Jarange
7 months, 1 week 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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OPINION | MARATHA AND OBC POLITICS ON THE BOIL
1 year, 1 month ago

OPINION | MARATHA AND OBC POLITICS ON THE BOIL

India TV News  

The state-wide agitation for Maratha OBC reservation quota has intensified across Maharashtra with protest rallies being held in Pune, Nagpur, Nashik and several other district towns. Jarange said his indefinite hunger strike will continue till the entire Maratha community is recognized as Kunbi and included in OBC category for reservation. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has sought more time to fulfil …

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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 …

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Maratha reservation: BJP caught in a fix in Maharashtra
1 year, 2 months ago

Maratha reservation: BJP caught in a fix in Maharashtra

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 27, 2023 16:43 IST - 5 MINS READ Amidst rising tensions over Maratha OBC reservations in Maharashtra, the State’s BJP government finds itself in a quandary. Diverse OBC umbrella Faced with mounting pressure, the government yielded to Patil’s demand and formed a committee led by a retired High Court Judge to find a solution to the reservation …

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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 — …

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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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As pro-Maratha quota activist refuses to relent, Shinde holds all-party meet
1 year, 3 months ago

As pro-Maratha quota activist refuses to relent, Shinde holds all-party meet

The Hindu  

Even as pro-Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil refused to budge from his indefinite hunger strike, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday made it clear the State government would not take a hasty decision on the issue of Maratha reservation. While Mr. Patil, whose indefinite hunger strike entered its fourteenth day, continued to insist that the government must issue …

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Existing OBCs strongly oppose OBC status to Marathas
1 year, 3 months ago

Existing OBCs strongly oppose OBC status to Marathas

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Faced with the fresh, aggressive agitation by Marathas across the state, the Maharashtra government finds itself between a rock and a hard place. “The district machinery will verify the claims of the castes by checking family trees and records in educational institutions.” Virendra Pawar, coordinator of the Maratha Kranti Morcha, the umbrella organisation of Maratha outfits, said that the …

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Maharashtra CM terms SC decision to quash Maratha reservation as unfortunate
3 years, 7 months ago

Maharashtra CM terms SC decision to quash Maratha reservation as unfortunate

Live Mint  

Terming the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs as unfortunate, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in this matter and make a law to give reservations to Marathas. "Unfortunate that Supreme Court rejected the law of reservation to Maratha community in …

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'All Reservations May Go And Only EWS May Remain; But That's A Matter Of Policy' : Supreme Court In Maratha Quota Case [Day 9]
3 years, 8 months ago

'All Reservations May Go And Only EWS May Remain; But That's A Matter Of Policy' : Supreme Court In Maratha Quota Case [Day 9]

Live Law  

On the 9th day of the proceedings pertaining to the challenge to the Maharashtra SEBC Act, 2018, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court observed that it was for the Government to take a decision on whether caste and reservations should go. "This may be a beginning, all reservations may go and only EWS may remain, but these are all …

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OBC Quota Will Remain Intact, Marathas Need Not Worry: Maha CM Assures Assembly
4 years ago

OBC Quota Will Remain Intact, Marathas Need Not Worry: Maha CM Assures Assembly

News 18  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday assured the Assembly that the existing OBC quota will remain intact and attempts to create a social divide by spreading speculations on inclusion of Marathas in the OBC category won't be tolerated. Stating that the Shiv Sena has not given up Hindutva, Thackeray, who heads that party, said the state government will take …

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Demand for Maratha Quotas May Trigger Fresh Wave of Polarisation, Put Communities on Warpath
4 years, 3 months ago

Demand for Maratha Quotas May Trigger Fresh Wave of Polarisation, Put Communities on Warpath

News 18  

Religion, as Karl Marx famously said, is the opium of the masses. The demand by the Marathas in Maharashtra seeking quotas, fits into a similar trend among peasant, landed communities like Jats and Patidars. Despite the Shiv Sena’s base among these sections, the party insists on quotas based on economic criteria, something that activists claim is a fallacy as caste …

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