Maharashtra Govt delegation hand over GR copy to Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange

The Maharashtra Government delegation including Minister Sandipan Bhumre and Minister Atul Save on Saturday handed over the Government resolution GR on the ongoing Maratha quota row to activist Manoj Jarange PatilThe Maratha activist agreed to call off his protest and gave the state two months time to come good on its promise of reservation for the Maratha communityHowever the activist said he would not be satisfied till the Maratha community were assured of reservation in the stateI am very happy that Shinde Committee will now work across the state to provide reservations to the Maratha community Because we started the movement and after that when the first report of Shinde Committee came it was related to Marathwada only However now this committee is going to examine the Kunbi records across the state That is why our strength will be doubled across the state Manoj Jarange Patil said in a statementThe process of issuance of Kunbi certificates has already begun in Maharashtra The Kunbi community is eligible for reservation in the OBC categoryMaharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said that the intentions of the state government are clear on the Maratha reservation issue adding that justice will be ensured towards the Maratha communitySpeaking to ANI Eknath Shinde said The intentions of the government are clear that the Maratha community should get justice When Devendra Fadnavis was the CM the reservation was given and confirmed in the High Court but unfortunately it was rejected in the Supreme Court The backward commission is working on the anomalies which were observed in their observationsRequesting support from other parties on this issue CM Shinde said When we distribute certificates to the Kunbi community other parties should support us This issue should not be politicised There will be many other opportunities to politicise various other issues We have taken this matter very seriouslyThe Maratha community agitation gained momentum after quota activist Manoj Jarange sat on an indefinite hunger strike from October 25However after the assurance of a solution by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde Jarange ended his fast The Maratha reservation issue had also seen several incidents of violence in the past few daysThis 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