Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Monday said that the Maratha community must be given reservations in jobs and education without it affecting such provisions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, reported the PTI.

According to the news agency, addressing a rally of his RPI (A) in Palghar, Maharashtra the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment condemned the police action on Maratha quota protestors in Jalna on September 1.