Maha govt should study TN, Rajasthan, says Ramdas Athawale on Maratha quota

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday advocated the issue of Maratha reservation in Maharashtra urging the Eknath Shinde government to study Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan which has reservations based on caste in public employment and educational institutionsMaratha community should get reservations We were the first to make this demand There is 69 pc reservation in Tamil Nadu Rajasthan also has 62 pc reservations In the same way the Maharashtra government should study these two states and find some way out Athawale said while speaking to ANIIn Tamil Nadu the reservation policy had been in operation since the 1920s with late chief minister J Jayalalithaa playing an important role in providing legislative support to the 69 per cent reservation in the 1990s The reservation policy had been in operation since the 1920s with late chief minister J Jayalalithaa playing an important role in providing legislative support to the 69 per cent reservation in the 1990sCurrently Rajasthan has 64 per cent reservation21 per cent for OBCs 16 per cent for SCs 12 per cent for STs 10 per cent for EWS and 5 per cent for Most Backward Classes MBC An allparty meeting convened by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday on the Maratha quota passed a unanimous resolution requesting the agitators to maintain law and order in the stateThe members of the allparty meeting which included Eknath Shinde Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and NCP leader Sharad Pawar among others also reiterated their commitment to provide reservations for the Maratha community in the state Athawale further said that all parties put forward their point of view and everyone was in support of the Maratha reservation at the meetingIn the meeting all parties put forward their point of view and everyone was in support of Maratha reservationMaharashtra government must find a way he said However Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Wednesday questioned the delay in the implementation of reservation by the Eknath Shindeled government saying the political parties are no different as they have a similar bent of mind in this matterAddressing a press conference in Jalna Maharashtra Patil said Why do they Maharashtra government need time We have been holding our patience but they need to come clean on why they need more time What will you do with more time Answer that and we will decide on whether to give more time to you or notHe asserted that his ongoing protest for the provision of quota for the Maratha community would continue till the demand is metWe wont step back from our protest unless we get a reservation I will even go without water I will not drink a single drop of water till the demand is met All parties are the same on the quota issue They are no different he said After the allparty meeting Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that everyone agreed on providing reservations to Marathas in the allparty meeting held in Mumbai and urged activist Manoj Jarange Patil to maintain peace and cooperate with the government in its effortsI request Manoj Jarange Patil to have faith in the efforts of the government This protest has started taking a new direction The incidents of violence that have taken place and are taking place in the state are unjustified and are bringing disrepute to the movement We strongly reject these incidents Common people should not feel insecure I request all to not take law into their own hands and maintain peace and cooperate with the state government he added The Maratha community has been protesting for their inclusion on the states OBC list for more than two monthsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever