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TopicMarathas quota

Topic: Marathas quota

Maharashtra cabinet approves draft bill for 10% Maratha quota, to be tabled in assembly today

ThePrint Team -
Bill will extend reservations in the state beyond 50% cap imposed by SC in 1992 judgment.

Maharashtra’s Maratha quota stir puts Fadnavis in a tight spot, CM Shinde attempts damage control

Purva Chitnis -
After protesters in Jalna were lathicharged, Deputy CM & Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis is under Opposition fire. CM Eknath Shinde says 'committed to restoring Maratha reservation'.

BJP’s sleight of hand in Maharashtra and Haryana has gone unnoticed

Rukmini S -
BJP has promised quotas to Marathas, Jats and upper caste poor without data to back the claim, and with conflicting aims.

Devendra Fadnavis has a problem — how to appease Marathas & not anger OBCs

Manasi Phadke -
The Maratha community has long demanded reservation in jobs & education, but OBCs are wary. Together, they account for 84% of Maharashtra’s population.

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