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.
A protest demanding reservation for Marathas in Maharashtra's Jalna district turned violent last week and left several people injured including the policemen.
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The Maharashtra government has been making efforts to pacify ongoing Maratha protests demanding reservation.
Maratha leader Manoj Jarange-Patil, who has been on a hunger strike in Antarwali Sarathe village, Jalna district since August 29, said he has given a deadline of four days
A brutal clash between police personnel and activists took place on Friday when officials tried to take Patil, who led a sit-in hunger strike to the hospital in Jalna.
A brutal clash between police personnel and activists took place on Friday when officials tried to take Patil, who led sit-in hunger strike to the hospital in Jalna.
Maharashtra government steps up initiatives to pacify ongoing stir on Maratha reservation. The government assured a speedy probe into the Jalna violence.
The Maratha community has announced a bandh in protest against the lathicharge on activists demanding reservations for the Maratha community in Maharashtra's Jalna.
Amid protests demanding Maratha reservation, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said that his government is committed to giving reservation to the Maratha community in the state.
Around 45 policemen and several protesters were injured and many buses set on fire during the violence that erupted in Maharashtra's Jalna district.
Police resorted to lathicharge to disperse a group of activists who were demanding reservations for the Maratha community. In response to this, the Maratha Kranti Morcha protested by burning tires on the highway.
The meeting, which was held in the backdrop of the apex court rejecting the state government's review petition was also attended by Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Over 1,000 members of various Maratha outfits gathered in Maharashtra's Solapur city on Sunday, despite no permission from police, to take part in a protest march.
The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petition filed by the Centre in the Maratha reservation case, saying the petition do not fall within the limited ground on which review can be considered.
Former chief minister of Maharashtra and Leader of Opposition (LoP), Devendra Fadnavis on June 08 said that CM Uddhav Thackeray met Prime Minister Narendra Modi directly over Maratha reservation before acting on Bhosale Committee report is "premature" action by the Maharashtra CM.
At present, a 10 per cent EWS quota is in force for those sections of the society which are not covered by any kind of reservations.
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