Maratha reservation issue | Disappointment, anger over Supreme Court judgment
The Hindu
Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje appealed to the Maratha community to show restraint and not take to the streets in the wake of the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
The refrain among Maratha community leaders was one of overwhelming disappointment and ire against the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government after the Supreme Court on Tuesday in education and jobs exceeding 50%. BJP Rajya Sabha MP Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje, a direct descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji and an influential community leader, said that the State government was now left with only one option which was to immediately announce a supernumerary quota for the community. “While this is an extremely disappointing moment for us, I would not like to point fingers at any particular government, past or present. The erstwhile Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP government had tried hard and had passed the Maratha quota law in the State Legislature. The present Thackeray government, too, tried its best, but regrettably failed to convince the Apex court. I feel that the supernumerary quota method is the only alternative left,” he said.More Related News