Govt delegation to meet Jarange to discuss quota amid warning by OBCs
Maratha protests disrupted several districts as a leader's fast entered its sixth day. Protestors blocked highways and shut down towns in support of their demands. The leader seeks Kunbi caste certificates for Marathas in the Marathwada region. ...
By ET Bureau |
Agencies
Mumbai: Beed, Dharashiv and Parli were shut and Maratha protestors blocked roads in Nanded, Hingoli, Dhule-Solapur highway on Thursday in support of Maratha leader Manoj Jarange Patil as his fast entered the sixth day on Thursday. Patil is on a fast in Jalna seeking Kunbi caste certificates for Marathas in Marathwada. The Maharashtra government has now sent a delegation of ministers to meet Jarange.
The OBCs are opposed to the Marathas (considered upper castes) being included as OBCs.
The OBCs are opposed to the Marathas (considered upper castes) being included as OBCs.
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