Maratha activists participate in a bike rally in Karad on Wednesday to press for reservation. | Photo Credit: PTI Mumbai The Maharashtra government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that it was taking “all necessary steps” to include eligible Marathas in the Other Backward Castes (OBC) category by granting them Kunbi caste certificates. The … Read more
Maratha leader Manoj Jarange Patil leads the Maratha Reservation Front’s march towards Lonavala in Pune, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Pro-Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on January 24 asserted that 54 lakh records had been found so far in Maharashtra, identifying members of the Maratha community as Kunbi, an OBC sub-caste. He … Read more
Maratha community people welcome Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil as he arrives to hold a meeting, in Thane, on Nov. 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Tuesday urged the Maharashtra government to pass a bill to provide reservation to Marathas in the upcoming winter session of the state … Read more
Activist Manoj Jarange Patil. File | Photo Credit: PTI Quota activist Manoj Jarange on November 7 alleged that OBC leaders were targeting Marathas by getting false offences registered against them and said Maratha leaders should stand with the youth of the community. Mr. Jarange’s statement comes a day after Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said “backdoor” … Read more
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said there is a need to remove the Supreme Court-mandated 50 per cent cap on quota so that the Maratha community can be granted reservation, and urged the central government to make changes in law to facilitate it. The Maratha community should get reservation, but it should … Read more
At a time when protests are being held in Maharashtra for the restoration of quotas for Marathas in jobs and education and OBCs in local bodies, a Congress leader on Tuesday demanded that 5 per cent reservation be granted to the Muslim community in education, which he claimed had been approved by the Maha Vikas … Read more
Union minister Ramdas Athawale has called for a caste-based census in the country, but said his demand is not aimed at giving rise to casteism. Addressing tribals at Vikramgad in Maharashtra‘s Palghar district on Saturday, the minister of state for social justice and empowerment also demanded that Marathas be given reservation without disturbing quota for … Read more