PICS: Celebrations After 16 Percent Maratha Reservation Bill Is Passed In Maha Assembly For Maratha Community
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Assembly Thursday unanimously passed a bill proposing 16 per cent reservation for Marathas./ AP/ File Image
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Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who tabledthe bill, thanked Opposition members for helping in passage of the bill unanimously./ Twitter
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The bill provides for reservation of seats for admission in educational institutions and posts in public services to Marathas whohave been declared as socially and educationally backward class of citizens. / ANI
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The Maratha community, which comprises over 30 per cent of the state's population, has been seeking reservation in government jobs and education for a long time. / ANI
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Their stir for the same in July and August this year had taken a violent turn. / ANI