Maharashtra cabinet Minister and Other Backward Class (OBC) leader Chhagan Bhujbal exhorted top Maratha leaders in Maharashtra to put a stop to Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil’s activities that were holding the State government and the public “hostage”, while warning that even the OBCs could create pressure and cause political damage if the community so willed.
Addressing a mega OBC rally in Beed district to counter Mr. Jarange-Patil’s demands of blanket reservation for the Maratha community by inclusion under the OBC category, Mr. Bhujbal reiterated that the Marathas should not be given reservation from the OBC pie.
“I tell the government that OBC reservation should not be affected anywhere. It is the responsibility of this government to ensure it does not happen,” Mr. Bhujbal, a senior leader of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s rebel NCP faction, said.
