maratha quota issue

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil begins fast unto death

08 Jun 2024

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil began his fast unto death on Saturday, despite lacking police permission. Patil also declared that if the Maratha reservation is not granted, he will run for a seat in the Maharashtra State Assembly. Notably, his protest aims at getting OBC status for members of...

Manoj Jarange Patil expresses displeasure with passed bill; calls meeting on Wednesday

20 Feb 2024

Manoj Jarange Patil, the activist leading the movement for caste-based reservations for Marathas, expressed his welcome for the reservation bill introduced and passed in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Despite welcoming the bill, he argued that the proposed reservation did not align with the community's demands. Patil called for a meeting...

Maharashtra Government Approves 10% Maratha Quota In Education And Govt Jobs

20 Feb 2024

The Maharashtra government passed a bill in a special legislative session on Tuesday to extend reservation for Marathas beyond the 50% limit. The newly approved 10% Maratha quota bill is akin to the 2018 Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act introduced during the tenure of then Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis....

Maratha quota violence: Devendra Fadnavis apologies on behalf of govt

04 Sep 2023

Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, apologized on Monday for a lathi-charge on Maratha quota protesters in Jalna district. "Lathi-charge by police was not right. I am apologizing on behalf of the government. The CM has said the action will be taken against those who are responsible for it," Fadnavis,...