"maratha-quota"

The Maratha quota matter snowballed into a major challenge for the state government after the police last week baton-charged a violent mob at Antarwali Sarati in Jalna district when protesters allegedly refused to let authorities shift Jarange to hospital

The demand of reservation for the politically dominant Maratha community has taken centre stage once again after the police lathi-charged a violent mob at the venue of a hunger strike launched by activist Majoj Jarange in Latur district last week, causing outrage in the community.

A delegation of Shiv Sena (UBT) lawmakers met Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais and demanded the resignation of Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis over police action in Jalna district against protesters seeking quota for Maratha community

Maharashtra government expresses regret for the use of force by police in Jalna district a few days back, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said

Due to the Maratha quota protests, 45 out of 250 depots of MSRTC remain shut, an MSRTC spokesperson said here on Saturday

Police have registered a case against more than 360 persons for alleged involvement in the violence though no arrest has been made, an official said

Addressing Shiv Sena (UBT) workers, Thackeray slammed "government brutality" of police baton charging the protestors seeking reservation for Marathas in Jalna

It also refused to refer the 1992 Mandal judgement, setting a 50 per cent cap on reservation, to a larger bench for reconsideration.

The Supreme Court on September 9 last year stayed the implementation of the the 2018 Maharashtra law granting reservation to Marathas in education and jobs.

Fadnavis alleged the state government has not offered help of "even a single penny" to farmers hit by floods and cyclone earlier this year, despite making promises about it.