Maratha Reservation Activist Manoj Jarage Patil on Wednesday, introduced the ‘Rasta Roko’ protest to be held throughout the state on March 3. The protest is to demand the implementation of the ‘Sage Soyare’ ordinance notification in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra authorities handed an analogous invoice yesterday offering 10% reservation in jobs and academic establishments to the Marathas, however the invoice failed to meet the demand of the reservation activists. Following this, Patil has refused to finish his fast-unto-death strike.
Although Patil welcomed the invoice, he voiced his issues relating to the invoice’s probability of efficiently present process authorized scrutiny. He stated {that a} related invoice was subsequently dismissed in 2021 due to authorized challenges.
Reasons For Continued Hunger Srike
The calls for of Patil particularly insist on the inclusion of all Marathas as Kunbi, a caste in Maharashtra falling beneath the Other Backward Caste (OBC), thus urging for a broader eligibility standards primarily based on this classification. He pushes for the extension of Kunbi registration to blood relations (Sage Soyare). However, In January, after receiving assurances from the state authorities, Jarange had determined to finish the protest. Nevertheless, on February 10, he initiated a brand new starvation strike which continues nonetheless.
The proposed ‘sage-soyare’ draft notification streamlines the method for issuing Kunbi certificates to Maratha relations, supplied they’ll furnish related paperwork establishing their Kunbi lineage. This consists of people throughout the identical patriarchal lineage and people related by way of marriage throughout the identical caste. These Kunbi certificates are pivotal in securing OBC quota inclusion for Marathas, main to heightened issues and opposition as Marathas anticipate a big affect on their reservation allotment.
What’s the New Bill?
The Maharashtra authorities unanimously handed the Maratha Reservation Bill on Tuesday after contemplating all of the observations made by the Supreme Court. The invoice supplies 10% reservation in jobs and training to the Maratha Community, which accounts for 28% of the state’s inhabitants. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde launched the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Bill 2024. This invoice is drafted following the suggestions of the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission, which recognized the Marathas as a socially and educationally backward group.
