Maharashtra Assembly special session today, Maratha quota likely on agenda; All you need to know
NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal receives threat letter Shinde said that the survey has been conducted on nearly 2-2.5 crore people. "Keeping in mind that the OBC community is not left behind in the process, the government will present the report to the cabinet committee. On February 20, we have called a special session of the assembly, after which the Maratha reservation will be given according to the terms of the law," the Maharashtra CM said.
Shinde has stressed that Marathas will be given reservations without disturbing the existing quota of other communities. He urged the government Jarange to end his fast, asserting that the state government is positive about giving reservation to the community. Maratha reservation in Maharashtra: Why are OBC leaders protesting? Meanwhile, posters congratulating CM Shinde, Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, and the Maratha community were put on roads leading to the Vidhan Bhavan before the special session for Maratha reservation.
However, Maratha Kranti Morcha coordinator Sanjay Lakhe Patil has criticised the Maharashtra government for calling a special session of the state legislature on the Maratha quota issue even as a curative petition is pending in the Supreme Court. "The Maharashtra government is employing deceptive tactics. The state's attempt to enact a law for quota is against the SC ruling," Lakhe Patil claimed.
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