Published : Nov 11, 2024 16:25 IST - 9 MINS READ Before the formation of the BJP in 1980, the Congress dominated Maharashtra’s politics with the formidable support of Marathas, Dalits, Kunbis, tribal people, and Muslims. Bhagwat understood the crux of the politics of the time: the Marathas, the State’s ruling caste, which accounted for 32 per cent of the …
The Maharashtra assembly election has turned into a battle between the OBCs and the dominant Marathas. Prakash Ambedkar, president of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), says the OBC quotas will go after the assembly election, followed by the SC and ST reservations once the report on sub-categorisation is submitted. The OBCs oppose the demand of the Marathas and feel they …
Pro-Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on June 17 said that OBC leaders should prioritise securing Scheduled Tribes category reservations for the Dhangar community rather than criticising the demand for Maratha quotas. He said that OBC leaders are “not their enemies” and assured that Marathas would support the Dhangar community’s reservation under the ST category. On June 13, Mr. Jarange-Patil suspended …
Bollywood movie Kashmir Files has inspired former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh sanghchalak and Hindu Raksha Maha Aghadi convenor Subhash Velingkar to launch a new project titled Goa Files, which, he says, is a campaign to “reclaim Goa’s patron saint” and highlight the atrocities by the Portuguese during the Inquisition. Velingkar has sparked a debate with his move, claiming that Goa’s patron …
