Maratha outfits want fresh data to prove backwardness for reservation in Maharashtra

Maratha outfits have sought immediate commencement of the collection of the fresh data to prove the social and educational backwardness of the community in Maharashtra for reservation.

While expressing displeasure over the state government’s failure to keep the promises made to them, Maratha outfits have demanded immediate commencement of the collection of the data to prove the social and educational backwardness of the community.

Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje Bhosale is leading the demand for Maratha reservation on the basis of backwardness in Maharashtra. (HT PHOTO)

Rajya Sabha MP and Maratha leader Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje said on Wednesday that barring a few assurances, most of them remained to be unfulfilled. The Maratha leader had put his protest for the restoration of the Maratha quota on hold after a meeting with chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and other ministers in June.

“We were told that the state will take immediate steps on the demands we raised before them. Barring the funding for SARTHI and the announcement of its sub-centre Pune, all other demands remain unfulfilled. The state government has failed to make an adequate allocation for Annasaheb Patil Arthik Magas Vikas Mahamandal. It has not made provisions to recruit the community candidates, who have cleared all exams, by making legal provisions under quota. No strong steps have been taken to ensure that the review petitions filed in the Apex court come for the hearing,” Sambhajiraje said in a press conference in Mumbai.

The Maratha leader said that the agitation has been put on hold to avoid crowding in the wake of the threat of the third wave of Covid-19.