A peace rally was organised in Pune, led by Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, to advocate for the inclusion of the Maratha community in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation category.
Earlier, Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal met National Congress Party (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar and said that the alleged clashes between Maratha and OBC people over reservation can be stopped if all parties come together.
"What 13th July, when the Government makes its role clear regarding Maratha reservation, we will make it clear that what we have to do - whether we have to field our candidate for Vidhan Sabha elections or just make someone lose. We will decide our role in the coming days," Patil said spe
Maharashtra Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal has asserted that the government is not against the Maratha reservation, however, the Other Backward Class (OBC) community should not be "ignored".
Six days after launching his indefinite fast over the reservation issue, Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Thursday suspended his indefinite fast on Thursday and set a deadline for the Maharashtra government to accept the community's demands.
Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Sunday said that he will once again go on a hunger strike from 4th June if the Maratha reservation issue is not resolved by the state government.
The Maharashtra governemnt has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the allegations of conspiracy and violence during the Maratha agitation stir in Maharashtra. Nashik Commissioner of Police Sandeep Karnik will be the head of the SIT.
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar on Tuesday ordered a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the allegations made by Maratha social activist Manoj Jarange-Patil to Deputy CM Devendra Fadanavis.
Amid the ongoing agitation for the Maratha reservation by activist Manoj Jarange Patil, opposition leaders held a protest on Monday outside Vidhan Bhavan over the Maratha reservation issue.
Amid the ongoing agitation for Maratha reservation by activist Manoj Jarange Patil, Maharashtra Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar appealed to Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil to protest peacefully, stating that h