[ad_1] Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. (File photo/PTI) The Shinde government also issued a notification to recognise as Kunbis all blood relatives of the Maratha community whose Kunbi caste records have been found. Kunbis, an agrarian community, are part of the OBC segment in the state Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said…
[ad_1] Last Updated: November 21, 2023, 23:55 IST Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde. (Image: Facebook/File) Shinde was speaking to reporters in Kolhapur after taking the darshan of goddess Mahalaxmi at the famous Ambabai temple Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said granting reservation to the Maratha community without touching the quota of other sections is…
[ad_1] Chhagan Bhujbal and Manoj Jarange-Patil locking horns on Marathas’ Kunbi status under OBC has thrown cold water on the Eknath Shinde government’s efforts to pacify the Marathas. (PTI File Photo) Though Chhagan Bhujbal has clarified that he is not opposed to the Maratha reservation, but stressed it should not be part of the OBC…
[ad_1] Published By: Kavya Mishra Last Updated: October 31, 2023, 21:52 IST The process of the issuance of Kunbi certificates has begun. (News18 File Photo) The state cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, also decided that the OBC Commission would collect fresh empirical data to assess the educational and social backwardness of the…
[ad_1] Published By: Kavya Mishra Last Updated: October 29, 2023, 21:48 IST The delegation comprised NCP working president Supriya Sule. (ANI) The delegation comprised NCP working president Supriya Sule, state NCP chief Jayant Patil, and party leader Jitendra Awhad A delegation of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) on Sunday met Maharashtra Governor Ramesh…
[ad_1] Sources told News18 that crucial details were discussed in the meeting. (PTI File Photo) Sources told News18 that crucial details were discussed in the meeting that came amid activist Manoj Jarange-Patil launching an indefinite hunger strike to press for the demand for Maratha quota Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis…
[ad_1] Last Updated: October 14, 2023, 15:09 IST Jarangehad set a 40-day deadline before the Shinde government for taking steps to implement reservation for the Maratha community (Image Source: X) The activist said he would address the community on October 22 to explain their course of action after October 24 in case the demand is…
[ad_1] Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. (File photo/News18) The deputy chief minister met Ravindra Tonge, head of the students’ wing of the Rashtriya OBC Mahasangh, who has been staging a hunger strike for the last 19 days The Maharashtra government will not take a stand which will create conflict between the Other Backward Classes…
[ad_1] Last Updated: September 12, 2023, 06:56 IST Manoj Jarange’s protest in Jalna has re-ignited the Maratha reservation issue. (X) Jalna Protest: Political leaders at the meeting collectively appealed to Jarange to end his hunger strike, citing that many of their demands had already been acknowledged and accepted by the government. Fasting Maratha quota activist…
[ad_1] Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde. (File: News18) The Maratha quota issue returned to centre stage when the police last week baton-charged a violent mob at Antarwali Sarati after protesters allegedly refused to let authorities shift Jarange to hospital With Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange warning that he would intensify his ongoing hunger strike from the…
