The Maratha community in Maharashtra will get all benefits that Other Backward Classes are entitled to until it gets reservation, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced on Saturday.
He made the statement in Navi Mumbai after meeting Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, who ended his hunger strike earlier in the day. The activist said that the government has accepted all the demands of the protestors.
Shinde assured the Maratha community that his government would ensure reservation that is legally sound and does not cause injustice to any other community.
Shinde praised the protestors for being disciplined in their agitation and said it was a day of victory for them.
The chief minister said that the Justice (retired) Sandeep Shinde committee will be given an extension to present its report. The committee, formed in October, has been tasked with determining a framework to give caste certificates to Marathas, who were referred to as Kunbis in Nizam-era documents.
Shinde said…