The Marathas have been calling for a reservation demand for years. However, the protests have intensified after Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil went on a hunger strike recently and vowed not to drink water on the third day of his strike until his demands were met.
Speaking during the debate on the Panchayati Raj Amendment Bill in the Telangana Legislative Assembly, KTR said, "If Chief Minister Revanth Reddy truly has a commitment towards Backward Classes, he should sit on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in Delhi until the BC Bill is pa
The Shiv Sena UBT stated that the court shouldn't intervene in the matter of extending the protest, as it remains between the government and those demanding the Marathi reservation.
"Those who are speaking now have themselves been in government for a long time, so please don't force us to get into all those things. All of them are respected and experienced leaders," Pawar told reporters here.
The Maharashtra government on Saturday extended the term of the Genealogy Committee, chaired by the Tehsildar at the taluka level, until June 30, 2026, amid ongoing Manoj Jarange Patil's hunger strike at Azad Maidan in Mumbai over the Maratha reservation issue.
The Mumbai Police on Friday said that Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil has been granted permission to continue his protest at Azad Maidan for one more day.
The Mumbai Police on Friday announced that Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil has been granted permission to continue his protest at Azad Maidan for one more day.
As Maratha quota agitation leader Manoj Jarange Patil continues his hunger strike demanding reservation for the community, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde defended his government's efforts on the issue while accusing the opposition of politicising the agitation.
After supporters of activist Manoj Jarange Patil gathered at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) on Thursday as part of their ongoing agitation demanding Maratha reservation, railway officials said that relevant authorities had been alerted to manage the situation. The train s
Ahead of the Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil's protest on Friday, a large number of people from the Maratha community have gathered outside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Azad Maidan in Maharashtra's Mumbai.
The Congress chief also highlighted that an action should also be taken against those who stalled it for six years, adding that the concerned officials and lawyers should be punished who misleaded resulting in wasting huge government's money in the case.