Reservation Row
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Maratha quota stir: Activist Manoj Jarange-Patil ends hunger strike
The activist said he will be hospitalised and embark on a statewide tour upon being discharged.
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Maratha quota stir: Curfew imposed in part of Maharashtra’s Jalna district
Activist Manoj Jarange Patil announced that he will go to Mumbai on Monday to press for reservation for the Maratha community under the Other Backward Classes.
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Maratha quota stir: Mumbai Police denies permission for protest at Azad Maidan
The police have suggested the International Corporation Park ground in Navi Mumbai as an alternative venue.
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Bombay High Court refuses to stop Maratha quota march from entering Mumbai
Pro-Maratha reservations activist Manoj Jarange-Patil is likely to begin an indefinite hunger strike in the city from January 26.
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Supreme Court to take up curative petition against Maratha quota verdict on January 24
In 2021, the court had struck down a law providing for the reservation, citing the 50% cap on total reservations it had set in 1992.
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Marathas who applied for government jobs under SEBC to be considered under EWS category: Bombay HC
The Maharashtra government had extended Economic Weaker Section reservations to candidates under the Socially and Economic Backward Classes category.
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Maharashtra: CM Eknath Shinde announces special session of legislature for Maratha quota in February
Activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has threatened to launch another round of agitation if the community’s reservation demand is not met by December 24.
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Pass Maratha quota bill in Winter Session of Assembly, Jarange-Patil tells Maharashtra government
The activist, who has been spearheading a protest demanding the reservations, asked the administration to not hold the community ‘to ransom’.
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Maharashtra: Another man dies by suicide in support of Maratha quota demands
The demands for reservations for the community have resurfaced after activist Manoj Jarange-Patil launched a fresh agitation for the cause in August.
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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil ends fast, sets January 2 deadline for reservations
The activist warned the Maharashtra government of a bigger agitation if no action was taken in granting reservations.
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Maharashtra Cabinet accepts seven lakh Marathas eligible for OBC caste certificates amid quota stir
The government said that fresh empirical data will be collected to assess the educational and social backwardness of the community.
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Explainer: How a violent agitation for Maratha reservations might end up helping BJP
The socioeconomic variation within the Marathas and the community being electorally crucial due to its numbers make the demand difficult to ignore.
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