Warning that the intense displeasure prevailing amongst the Maratha community could spiral out of control, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Udayanraje Bhosale on Sunday said if the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government failed to get the Maratha quota law implemented in the State, then reservation for all communities ought to be scrapped.
Mr. Bhosale, a direct descendant of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji and influential community leader from Satara, called for a merit-based approach.
“Very often, students from the Maratha community fail to secure admission despite getting good grades as their fellow students, despite getting lower marks, get through by availing of reservation benefits… this is unfair and a major source of the frustration currently prevailing among Maratha community youth,” said Mr. Bhosale, who recently said he was willing to resign from his post if the…