Maratha Reservation: Jarange-Patil threatens hunger strike over government inaction
April 14, 2024 14:23 ISTManoj Jarange-Patil declared a hunger strike on June 5 unless the state government resolves the long-standing Maratha reservation issue.
Manoj Jarange-Patil declared a hunger strike on June 5 unless the state government resolves the long-standing Maratha reservation issue.
The Maharashtra government had passed a bill to give 10 percent reservation to the Maratha community in which separate reservation was given to the Maratha community. However, a petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court against the move calling it "illegal".
The state government moved forward with proposed legislation to grant Maratha community reservations in education and public employment. Cabinet approval marked a significant step towards fulfilling the longstanding demand for reservations.
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange along with thousands of others on Saturday embarked on a protest march from Maharashtra's Jalna district to Mumbai to draw the state government's attention to the demand for reservation to his community.
Marathas have been holding protests for reservations in government jobs and education under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.
The former Lok Sabha member said Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has stressed that the reservation to the OBCs would not be disturbed.
Jarange, who had earlier sat on an indefinite fast in the last week of August, called off his protest on September 14 after CM Eknath Shinde assured that he would take steps to fulfil his demand. At that time, Jarange had set a 30-day deadline for the government, but later extended it by 10 days.
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Adding to the unrest, concerns have been raised that providing reservation to the Marathas could potentially deprive the OBC community of their existing quota.
The demand for Maratha reservation has been a persistent and complex issue in Maharashtra, with the Maratha community seeking representation in educational institutions and government employment.
Maratha community has been staging protests seeking reservation in the government jobs and education under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange began his hunger strike seeking OBC quota for Marathas at Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district on August 29.
The activist was on an indefinite hunger strike since August 29 demanding reservation in jobs and education under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category for the Maratha community.
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