Pune: A peace rally was organised in Pune, led by Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, to advocate for the inclusion of the Maratha community in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation category. The rally, organised on Sunday by the Maratha Kranti Morcha, aimed to mobilise local community members in support of this long-standing reservation demand. Manoj … Read more
The Maharashtra government will hold a special Vidhan Sabha session for one day on Tuesday to hold discussion on the Maratha reservation issue. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stressed on Friday that reservation to Marathas will be given according to the terms of the law after presenting the report in during the special assembly session … Read more
NEW DELHI: Dissenting voices have emerged within the ruling coalition in Maharashtra over the draft notification giving a blanket Kunbi certificate to the Maratha community to claim reservation in education and jobs.Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who belongs to the Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP, has questioned the “backdoor entry” of Marathas into the OBC … Read more
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 is facing criticism from certain sections which claimed that the government had given him only a draft … Read more
Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. (File photo/PTI) The Shinde government also issued a notification to recognise as Kunbis all blood relatives of the Maratha community whose Kunbi caste records have been found. Kunbis, an agrarian community, are part of the OBC segment in the state Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said OBCs … Read more
