BJP blames Maharashtra government for Supreme Court's decision to strike down Maratha quota law

The BJP on Wednesday blamed the Shiv Senaled Maharashtra government for failing to convince the Supreme Court over the issue of reservation for the Maratha community in jobs and educationThe Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs terming it as unconstitutional and held there were no exceptional circumstances to breach the 50 per cent reservation cap set by the 1992 Mandal verdictExpressing disappointment over the SCs decision former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis claimed there was lack of coordination on part of the state government while making its submissions before the apex courtTwo or three times the governments lawyers had to say before the court that they did not receive certain information and instructions which led to adjournment of the case hearings he told reporters in NagpurNotably the Socially and Economically Backward Class SEBC Act 2018 of Maharashtra was enacted by the previous Fadnavisled government to grant reservation to people of the Maratha community in the state in jobs and admissionsFadnavis also said the present state government could not convince the court that the MC Gaikwad commission report which was the basis for the Maratha quota was not onesided and that views of all sides was included in itHe said the Gaikwad commission report had explained in its report why reservation above 50 per cent should be givenFadnavis also said many other states have exceeded the reservation cap of 50 per centThere are many things about which we could have convinced the courtbut the state government focused on some other aspects the leader of opposition in the state Assembly saidThe SC in its order on Wednesday also said that appointments made in government jobs and admissions in post graduate courts after the Bombay High Court verdict of 2019 upholding Maratha quota and September 9 2020 order of the top court staying the implementation of quota will not be affected This is one relief for us Fadnavis saidHe appealed to the state government to form a committee of senior legal experts to study the SCs decision and find a way out to give justice to the Maratha communityMaharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil demanded that the state government call an allparty meeting and a special session of the Assembly to discuss the issueIt is a complete failure of the state government It failed to convince the SC on why it was important to breach the 50 per cent ceiling on quota under extraordinary circumstances in the state with regard to the Maratha community Patil told reporters in PuneHe said the previous Fadnavisled state government had formed the Backward Class Commission which recommended to consider the Maratha community as backward on three fronts social economic and educationalThe Fadnavis government then enacted the law giving reservation to the Maratha community in jobs and education which was later challenged in the Bombay High CourtThe Fadnavis government had successfully convinced the HC that Marathas account for 32 per cent of the states population and how it was an extraordinary situation in the state he saidBut the present Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra comprising the Shiv Sena NCP and Congress has completely failed the Maratha community Patil claimedYouth from the Maratha community should speak up on the issue and mount pressure on the state government the BJP leader saidHe demanded that the state government call an allparty meeting over the issueIn fact they should call a special Assembly session on the issue of Maratha quota and the COVID19 situation in the state he said Leader of Opposition in the state Legislative Council Pravin Darekar also said the decision has come as a complete disappointment for the Maratha communityThe law cleared by both Houses of the state Legislature and upheld by the Bombay High Court was struck down only because of this state government he saidVinod Patil one of the petitioners seeking reservation for Marathas termed the decision as unfortunate We will decide our next move after going through the order in detail he saidAfter the SCs order members of some Maratha organisations staged a protest by wearing black ribbons on their arms in Pune It was necessary on part of the Maharashtra government to explain the states stand in the court but it did not happen one of the protesters saidAnother protester termed it as a black day for the Marathas saying youth from the community were hopeful of a decision in their favourThis 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