Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) chief Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati, who’s a descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, on Sunday introduced a date for a statewide agitation demanding reservation in schooling and jobs for the Maratha group. Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati stated a protest can be launched from the memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji in Kolhapur in Maharashtra on June 16.
“I’ll tour your complete state for the quota demand,” Sambhajiraje stated whereas talking on the Raigad Fort after paying homage to Shivaji on the anniversary of his coronation as “Chhatrapati” in 1674.
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The BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP stated Marathas aren’t bothered about politics as he additionally criticised the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities in addition to his personal social gathering for indulging in a “political blame sport” after the Supreme Courtroom struck down the quota in jobs and admissions to Marathas final month. “We should always know what’s the street forward and how one can restore the quota for the group in schooling and jobs,” the member of Parliament stated.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led state authorities ought to do no matter in its capability to make sure that the Maratha group will get justice, he additionally stated.
Earlier within the day, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar stated that the Maharashtra authorities is making “all doable efforts” to grant reservation to Marathas, which was struck down by the Supreme Courtroom in Could, with out disturbing the prevailing quotas of different communities.
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“On this event, I wish to guarantee the individuals, particularly these from the Maratha group, that the MVA authorities is making efforts to make sure that Marathas get reservation with out disturbing quotas of different communities,” Pawar advised reporters in Pune on the sidelines of “Shiv Swarajya Din”.
He stated a delegation led by chief minister Uddhav Thackeray met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on the Maratha quota concern.
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Ajit Pawar’s feedback got here two days after a committee, headed by retired excessive court docket choose justice Dilip Bhosale, really useful in its report that the Maharashtra authorities ought to file a overview petition towards the highest court docket’s resolution.
The Supreme Courtroom on Could 5 struck down the Maharashtra regulation granting quota to the Maratha group in schooling and authorities jobs, saying it was “unconstitutional”. Per week after the highest court docket quashed the reservation to the Maratha group, the state authorities put them within the 10% Economically Weak Part (EWS) quota to accommodate over 6,000 youth from the group into authorities service.
(With PTI inputs)