Government so clement over reservation; Maratha protests on Mumbai road

The demand of reservation in Maharastra took turn into an agitation. Maratha Kranti Morcha staged a demonstration for the reservation. About one million Maratha were on the road for their demand. The road from Baykhala to Azad Maidan was overcrowded by the protestors in Mumbai. The demonstrators have warned the government not to leave Mumbai till fulfilling of their demand.

The chief minister of Maharastra, Mr D Fdnavish, has assured the demonstrators that the reservation in educational courses shall be provided to Marathas under OBC category. However he said that the economically weak groups have been recommended for the reservation benefits. The government has assured the reservation to be implemented in 605 government programmes. The government has not promised to full reservation.

The reservation has been assured to economically weak section and the community’s students will be helped by newly hostels to be built, the government has assured. The government has taken decision to grant the fund Rs 450 crore for the students ‘hostel. The hostels are to be built every district of state and the youths have been promised to be sectioned the loans for the start up the employment.