S. Ramadoss. File | Photo Credit: M. Samraj Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president S. Ramadoss on Wednesday (September 24, 2025) said the Vanniyar Sangam, the parent body of the PMK, would organise protests in all district headquarters across the State in the first week of December, demanding the immediate implementation of a 10.5% internal reservation … Read more
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday restrained Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil and his associates from holding demonstrations at Azad Maidan in Mumbai without prior permission. Noting that “public places cannot be occupied indefinitely”, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep V. Marne observed that while the right to protest is … Read more
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren shows the party’s manifesto for Assembly election, in Ranchi on Monday. | Photo Credit: PTI The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Monday (November 12, 2024) released its manifesto for Assembly elections promising 33% of reservation to women in State government jobs. The manifesto, unveiled by party supremo Shibu … Read more
A file photo of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil with Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde | Photo Credit: ANI The Maharashtra unit of Congress on Monday accused Chief Minister Eknath Shinde of issuing a threat to Manoj Jarange-Patil and asked if he would take responsibility if something untoward happened to the Maratha quota activist. Also … Read more
Manoj Jarange-Patil has been demanding that Kunbi OBC caste certificates be given to the Maratha community. File Photo: PTI | Photo Credit: PTI Activist Manoj Jarange on January 22 said Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar should have questioned the State government over the delay in granting quota to Marathas and claimed that Mr. Pawar … 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
An exterior view of the Punjab & Haryana High Court | Photo Credit: The Hindu After the Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed the Haryana government’s law guaranteeing 75% reservation in private sector jobs for residents of the State, the Opposition parties have upped their ante against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) … Read more
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. | Photo Credit: ANI The Uttarakhand government is planning to call a special Assembly session in the second half of this month, during which it intends to pass one of two much-awaited Bills — either the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), or a proposal for 10% horizontal reservation for statehood agitators and … Read more
The fierce sabre-rattling between other backward class (OBC) leaders and Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil continued with Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar accusing the activist of seeking political mileage by his insistence inclusion of Marathas under the OBC for political gain and not for the interests of Maratha community youth After Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal (of … 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