"Like Shah Bano, Article 370": Uddhav Thackeray To PM On Maratha Quota
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The five-judge constitution bench which examined the validity of the reservation, said states have no power to add any caste to the socially and economically backward caste list.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has urged the Centre to save the reservation for Marathas in jobs and education after the Supreme Court struck it down, calling it "unconstitutional". The five-judge bench had also pointed out that the 2018 law exceeded the 50 per cent cap on quota. The court's decision was "unfortunate", but "I think this battle is not lost yet", Mr Thackeray said. "Today, the Supreme Court said it is not your right to take this decision. So now what? The Supreme Court has shown us the way, by saying this is the right is of the Centre and the President," he said. Addressing the Prime Minister, he said, "The way you showed courage and removed Article 370, and previously in the Shah Bano case... So Prime Minister it is your right. You should help us".More Related News