Maha assembly passes bill, granting 10% quota for Marathas

The Maharashtra Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill that guarantees the Maratha community a 10% reservation in employment and educational institutions.

The Maratha quota bill was previously introduced in the state assembly by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. They have suggested a reservation for Marathas while keeping the current quota intact.

In the meantime, the Samajwadi Party today asked for a five percent Muslim reservation in Maharashtra’s government employment and educational institutions. Outside the state assembly, SP MLA Abu Azmi waved banners calling for reservations for Muslims.

According to SP MLA Rais Shaikh, quota benefits must also be given to the Muslim community.

According to Rais Shaikh, a notice was released the same day the previous government granted the Maratha community a reservation, with five percent of the seats going to Muslims. However, they are happy to see that the Maratha community is receiving justice today, while the Muslim community is being disregarded. They request that the government review the notification and ensure that everyone is treated fairly when administering justice.

The bill that grants the Maratha community in Maharashtra a 10 percent quota was introduced by the Eknath Shinde government.

This will raise the reservation ceiling to more than 50%.

Against the backdrop of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil’s hunger strike, a special assembly session has been called for this purpose.

Patil, meanwhile, referred to the bill as a betrayal.

He said that the government made this decision with consideration for the upcoming elections and votes. This constitutes a betrayal of the Maratha people. The people of Maratha will not trust you. Their initial demands are the only ones that will help them. Pass a “sage-soyare” law. This reservation cannot be honoured. The reservation has now been granted, a lie propagated by the government.