Maharashtra govt doing everything possible to grant quota to Marathas: Ajit Pawar

The Maharashtra government is making all possible efforts to grant reservation to Marathas which was struck down by the Supreme Court without disturbing the existing quotas of other communities Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on SundayPawars comments came two days after a committee headed by high court judge justice Dilip Bhosale retired recommended in its report that the Maharashtra government file a review petition against the apex courts decisionPawar was speaking to reporters at the Pune Zilla Parishad office on the sidelines of Shiv Swarajya Din to mark the anniversary of the coronation of Shivaji Maharaj as Chhatrapati in 1674The Maharashtra government has decided to celebrate the coronation day as Shiv Swarajya Din by installing gudis a colourful silk scarflike cloth tied at the top of a long bamboo atop the offices of local bodies schools colleges and houses in the stateAlso Read Shivaji Maharajs coronation remains a golden moment for Maharashtra Uddhav ThackerayWe under the leadership of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray are making all possible efforts to grant reservation to the Maratha community which was struck down by the Supreme Court Pawar saidHe said the apex court had raised questions about the MC Gaikwad Commissions report which was the basis for the Maratha quota but some people are still trying to incite the feelings of peoplePawar was replying to a question about former MLC Narendra Patils statement that a true Maratha like him will not remain silent and if needed he will strap a bomb to his body and detonate it for the quota causeThe Supreme Court had last month struck down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs terming it unconstitutional and held there were no exceptional circumstances to breach the 50 per cent reservation cap set by the 1992 Mandal verdictA fivejudge constitution bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan concurred on three major issues framed during the hearing and said the MC Gaikwad commission report which was the basis for the Maratha quota did not highlight any exceptional circumstances for grant of reservation to MarathasOn this occasion I would like to assure the people especially those from the Maratha community that the MVA government is making efforts to ensure that Marathas get reservation without disturbing quotas of other communities said PawarHe said a delegation led by Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on the Maratha quota issueWhen asked about senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis statement that forming a government with Ajit Pawar was a mistake the senior NCP leader said 14 months have passed after that episode and we are now moving aheadFormer Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday described his teaming up with Ajit Pawar to form a shortlived 80hour government in the state in 2019 as a mistake adding he does not regret itOn November 23 2019 amid hectic parleys between the Shiv Sena NCP and Congress to form a nonBJP government in the state after the polls threw up a hung Assembly Fadnavis and Pawar were sworn in at dawn in a ceremony at Raj BhavanQueried about Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Rauts statement that if his party strikes an alliance with the NCP for the Pune civic polls the Sena will contest at least 80 out of total 162 seats Pawar said everybody expresses his opinion to expand the base of the party he belongs toMeanwhile Pawar said it was his personal view that there should be a twomember ward system for civic pollsThere will be a one memberone ward system in Mumbai for 2022 civic polls However for other civic bodies members of the Maha Vikas Aghadi will hold discussions My personal view is that there should be a twomember ward he saidThe NCP leader said a decision on the ward system will be taken after consulting the alliance partners the Shiv Sena and the CongressThis 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