Protesters demanding reservation for Maratha neighborhood indulged in arson and vandalism in Marathwada area of Maharashtra on Monday and Tuesday setting fireplace to the houses of MLAs and the places of work of NCP and BJP. A BJP workplace was set on fireplace in Hingoli on Tuesday, however the fireplace was quickly doused by police. On Monday, the houses of two NCP MLAs Prakash Solunke of Majalgaon and Sandeep Kshirsagar in Beed district have been set on fireplace by mobs. Solunke belongs to Ajit Pawar-led NCP whereas Kshirsagar belongs to Sharad Pawar-led NCP. The protesters stoned state-run buses and blocked the Dhule-Solapur freeway by throwing burning tyres on the highway. Curfew was imposed in Beed district whereas Sec 144 prohibitory orders have been clamped in Dharashiv district. Security has been stepped up exterior the houses of MLAs, MPs and ministers to stop violence. Meanwhjile, the quick unto dying by Maratha agitation chief Manoj Jarange-Patil entered the seventh day in Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district. Jarange-Patil appealed to protesters to not resort to violence. He alleged that “politicians from the ruling dispensation are getting the houses of MLAs torched by their own men”. More than 4,000 protesters set fireplace to the Municipal Council workplace in Beed on Monday earlier than ransacking the workplace and broke laptop techniques and furnishings. In Chunabhatti, Mumbai, Maratha protesters sat on starvation strike in solidarity with Jarange-Patil. Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Monday mentioned, Kunbi (OBC) certificates might be issued to 11,530 Marathas on the premise of Nizam-era proof in Marathwada, as per suggestion of Justice Sandeep Shinde committee. The chief minister mentioned, the state authorities has arrange a three-member committee comprising retired judges, Justice M G Gaikwad and Justice Dilip Bhosale, to advise on the healing petition in Supreme Court on Maratha reservation problem. This committee may even advise the Backward Class Commission on empirical information required to show the social backwardness of Maratha neighborhood. The chief minister appealed to Maratha youths to not resort to the intense step of committing suicide or bask in violence, as it will likely be a darkish blot for your entire neighborhood. Eknath Shinde mentioned, the state authorities wants time as it’s a authorized problem and the healing petition shouldn’t be dismissed within the apex court docket this time. Meanwhile, an opposition delegation led by Sunil Prabhu met the Governor on Monday and steered {that a} unanimous decision for Maratha reservation be adopted by state meeting and forwarded to the Centre, in order that needed authorized amendments might be introduced. The demand for Maratha reservation is an previous one, and it’s a difficult problem, little doubt. The problem has been hanging fireplace for the final 42 years and it will likely be improper to count on it to be solved inside 42 hours. Annasaheb Patil was the primary chief to launch an agitation for Maratha reservation in 1981. Over the years, political events in Maharashtra used this problem to grind their very own axe. Marathas represent 33 per cent of Maharashtra’s inhabitants. Out of the 21 chief ministers in Mahrashtra until now, 12 have been Marathas. The current chief minister can also be a Maratha. His deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar can also be a Maratha. Former Congress chief minister Prithviraj Chavan was additionally a Maratha. In 2014, simply earlier than the meeting elections, Prithviraj Chavan’s authorities introduced an ordinance giving 16 per cent reservation to Maratha neighborhood in authorities jobs and training. Chavan knew that this ordinance is not going to stand judicial scrutiny. When Devendra Fadnavis turned chief minister, his authorities sanctioned Maratha reservation primarily based on the Backward Class Commission report. In 2019, Bombay High Court upheld this measure, however in 2021, a five-judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan quashed the transfer. This time, the state authorities desires to take no such danger of rejection in apex court docket, primarily based on authorized loopholes. Since common elections are slated subsequent yr, and the difficulty is delicate, Maratha reservation has develop into a scorching subject amongst voters. The query of reservation is linked to authorities jobs and employment. It is less complicated to mild a hearth, however for Eknath Shinde, it’s a large problem. The query is, tips on how to douse the hearth.
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