Maratha Agitation

Maratha quota stir: Protestors to go ahead with 9 August Maharashtra shutdown, blame failure of state govt to keep promises

This comes days after the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that all constitutional obligations in connection with the granting of reservations to the Maratha community in the state would be completed by November

NCP slams Maharashtra govt for not filling staff vacancies, says Devendra Fadnavis only 'makes announcements and postpones them'

The Nationalist Congress Party lashed out at the Maharashtra government for not filling staff vacancies regularly and accused Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of "making announcements and then postponing them"

Rahul Gandhi responds to Nitin Gadkari's statements about Maratha reservations, asks #WhereAreTheJobs on Twitter

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday that reservations and quotas will not guarantee employment for many, because the number of jobs is declining.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar says Maharashtra govt should decide upon Maratha reservation demand without touching existing quotas

NCP president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the Maharashtra government should not tamper with the existing reservations while deciding on the Maratha community's demand for quota.

Maratha quota stir: Man preparing for civil services ends life over reservation demand in Maharashtra's Aurangabad

His family members said they will not take possession of the body till the state government takes a final decision on the issue of reservation, over which the Maratha community has been agitating.

Maratha quota agitation: Two more Maharashtra MLAs, including a BJP legislator, quit in support of demand

The Maratha community has been demanding quota under the OBC category in government jobs and education. The community held protests in various parts of Maharashtra and had observed bandhs in Mumbai and rest of the state.

Maharashtra Bandh: BEST buses attacked in Mumbai; shopkeepers observe shutdown; local trains run on schedule

Protesters attacked buses and stopped local trains in Mumbai and the adjoining Thane city today during the Maharashtra bandh called by Maratha outfits over their demand for reservation.

Sharad Pawar asks Devendra Fadnavis to initiate dialogue with Maratha leaders to end stand-off over quota demand

In a statement issued Tuesday, Pawar lamented that instead of taking the grievances of the community seriously, the chief minister and certain ministers have given provocative statements

Maratha outfit calls for peaceful statewide bandh after quota stir turns violent; Mumbai Police on alert

The agitation by Maratha community for reservation in government jobs and education has turn violent with protests being organised by Maratha outfits on roads and highways blocking traffic and torching vehicles.

Maratha outfits call for state-wide bandh in Maharashtra, day after protester jumped to death demanding reservation for community

A pro-reservation Maratha leader said they have called the bandh across the state and that they will continue their agitation until Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis apologises to the community.