OBC resolution to be moved by Maharashtra govt 'misleading' but we will support it: BJP's Fadnavis

Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that the OBC resolution to be moved by the state government in the legislature is 'misleading'. However, the BJP will support it.

Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Devendra Fadnavis on Monday termed as "misleading" the resolution to be moved by the state government in the legislature asking the Centre to furnish population data of OBCs based on the 2011 census, so that political reservations for members of the OBCs in local bodies can stay. . . . . !#MonsoonSession https://t.co/QRRYOsAjpA The Supreme Court earlier this year quashed quota for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies after observing that the total number of seats earmarked for various communities, including the SCs sand STs, should not exceed 50 per cent of its total strength.