Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on December 19 said that a special session of the Maharashtra Assembly, if required, would be convened in February next year to grant reservation for the Maratha community after reviewing the State Backward Class Commission’s report to the government on the Maratha quota issue.
Mr. Shinde, who was addressing the Legislative Assembly on the penultimate day of the winter session after tabling the Justice (retd.) Sandeep Shinde Committee report on Maratha reservation, reiterated the State government’s commitment towards ensuring a fool-proof quota for the Marathas, while urging quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil to repose faith in the government.
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