Currently on a hunger strike, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil insists that members of the community be granted reservation within the OBC quota as Kunbis.
Balaji Killarikar & Laxman Hake quit Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission earlier this month, at a time when Maratha reservation issue is gathering steam in the state.
As activist tours Maharashtra, youth attending his rallies say he is unlike other Maratha leaders who have failed them, and that 'if anyone can give us reservation, it is him'.
Shinde govt has asked districts to look at land, birth & death records, among others, to identify Marathas who were once Kunbis & publish details before 2 Jan deadline for quota.
Even as Jarange-Patil said he was resuming his hunger strike, a seemingly helpless CM Shinde & his deputy Fadnavis rushed to Delhi to ‘hold meetings’, it is learnt.
The apex court on May 4 struck down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs, terming the statute as "unconstitutional".
The Supreme Court is dealing with a challenge to the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act (SEBC Act) of 2018.
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