Maratha Reservation: A Timeline Of Long-Drawn Political-Legal Battle
NDTV
Maratha Reservation Protest: Marathas, who constitute nearly 33% of the state's population, have been demanding the reservation in education and government jobs.
The fresh wave over the Maratha quota demand in Maharashtra has once again put the spotlight on the complex politics of the reservation. Pro-Maratha quota protesters vandalised the house of Maharashtra lawmaker Prakash Solanke's home in Beed district and set it on fire Monday morning.
The angry mob also targeted an office of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), prompting the authorities to tighten the security in Beed and parts of the Marathwada region amid the renewed violence.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who chaired an all-party meeting today to discuss the fresh wave of statewide protests, said the Maharashtra government is in favour of the Maratha quota. Mr Shinde said that reservation should be given to the Maratha community without tampering with the existing quotas of other communities in the state.
