Maratha Quota

Maratha quota protests have intensified in Maharashtra. Here’s why

The demand for Maratha reservations hit the headlines again in late August after activist Manoj Jarange-Patil went on indefinite hunger strike. The home of NCP's Prakash Solanke was torched and his car was set ablaze after audio of him taking aim at Patil went viral

Why Maratha reservation protests have reignited in Maharashtra

The Maharashtra government has called an all-party meeting today to build a consensus on the demand by Marathas for reservation in education and government jobs. This comes amid a renewed stir in the state started by Maratha Kranti Morcha leader Manoj Jarange-Patil in late August

Staunch Maratha quota supporter and former MLC Vinayak Mete dies in accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Mete was travelling to Mumbai from Pune when the accident happened. A vehicle hit his car near the Madap tunnel, and was later rushed to a private hospital at Kamothe, where he was declared dead

Explained: SC striking down Maratha reservation will keep the pot stirring over quota agitation

Calls for a fresh push for the demand have followed the Supreme Court's 5 May decision that held that total reservations cannot breach the 50 percent ceiling.

Maratha quota: SC seeks response from all states on 50% reservation cap, next hearing on 15 March

The top court will examine the question of interpretation of the 102nd amendment to the Constitution dealing with reservation to a particular community, named in the list prepared by the president

Supreme Court to decide schedule of hearing pleas pertaining to Maratha quota on 5 February

The apex court had stayed the implementation of the SEBC Act but made it clear that status of those who have availed of the benefits would not be disturbed

Reservations for Marathas being 'deliberately delayed' in Maharashtra, claims BJP MP Udayanraje Bhosale

Bhosale, hitting out at the Uddhav Thackeray dispensation for "not taking the issue ahead", claimed that "the state government lawyer" missed a Supreme Court hearing and that the "community will react to such tactics"

Devendra Fadnavis claims Maharashtra govt failed to help cotton, soybean farmers who lost crops in locust attack

In a press conference, the BJP leader added that the govt was also dillydallying on the Maratha quota issue by making "contradictory statements"

Maratha organisations stage protests against Maharashtra govt's handling of quota issue

Protesters in Beed and Osmanabad opposed decision to conduct police recruitment and MPSC exams without clarity on reservation for Maratha candidates in government jobs

LS passes bill to cut MPs' salaries, Opposition demands return of MPLADS; India facing 'challenge' at border, says Rajnath Singh

Defence minister Rajnath Singh, addressing the Lok Sabha, acknowledged that India was facing a "challenge" at the border, but assured that the armed forces were prepared to deal with all contingencies.