PUNE: A one-day stir will be organised on August 9 at Azad Maidan in Mumbai to demand that the Maratha community should get reservation of less than 50 per cent from the OBC quota. The Maratha Kranti Morcha has appealed to people to take part in the protest, through a press conference. The Coordinator of the morcha, Rajendra Kunjir, Sachin Adekar, Anil Tadge of Maratha Mahasangh, Santosh Nanvate, Prafful Gujar of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, Vitthal Pawar and Mayur Gujar were present.
The percentage of reservation being offered in education and jobs after carrying out a survey of the population of various religions and castes should be reviewed. The state government should make a law according to the recommendations of Gaikwad Committee and carry out a survey of OBC community and provide reservation which is less than 50 per cent. The convicts in the Kopardi case, who have awarded death punishment, should be hanged immediately.
The castes of OBC community should be surveyed again and census of OBCs should be carried out and progressive castes should be excluded and only the backward castes should be given 50 per cent reservation. Women who have qualified in PSI 2017 exam and RTO 2017 exam should be immediately given jobs, are some of the demands for which an agitation would be held. The agitation would also be held against MLAs of Maratha community.
