The bill passed today is exactly like the bills cleared by the previous governments: Sharad Pawar Mumbai/Pune: NCP founder Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said the draft of the Maratha quota bill passed by the Maharashtra legislature was similar to the earlier legislation which could not stand the legal scrutiny, and added that the Supreme Court …
Chhagan Bhujbal had accused the government of pandering to demands of Maratha leader.(FILE) Ahmednagar: Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who has accused the state government of facilitating the backdoor entry of the Maratha community into the OBC quota, on Saturday disclosed that he had tendered his resignation from the state cabinet last November. Addressing a rally, …
At a family havan recently in Mumbai, among the chants, the pandit recited, “Raghukul reet sada chali aayi, pran jaye par vachan na jaayi”, going on to elaborate the importance of the proverb from the Ramayana – that it was better to sacrifice your life than to break your word. And then the priest added, …
A day after calling off the protests and praising Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange said that the agitation will continue till the members of the community start receiving the benefits of reservation. The development came as several Maratha quota activists criticized Manoj Jarange and accused him of going easy on …
The Maharashtra government on Saturday accepted the demand of Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil to extend OBC quota benefits to the community, a decision that was aimed at mollifying an agitation that was on the brink of bringing hundreds of thousands of protesters to the heart of India’s financial capital. Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange …
Maratha leader Manoj Jarange Patil leads the Maratha Reservation Front’s march. Mumbai: Martha quota protest leader Manoj Jarange Patil ended his protest today after the Maharashtra government accepted all his demands. Mr Patil has been on a hunger strike in Mumbai since yesterday demanding reservation in education and jobs for the community under the Other …
LoP Vijay Wadettiwar, who is also the OBC face of the Congress in Maharashtra, has objected to the demand of Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil to give ‘Kunbi’ caste certificate to all Marathas in the state, calling it “injustice” to the 372 sub-castes that fall under the OBC category. “For any caste to get …