MKM leaders including Rajendra Kondhare, Rajendra Kunjir, Tushar Kakade, Prashant Dhumal, and Sachin Adekar said the government notification for the Maratha reservation should not be drawn up in a hurry as it may not stand the scrutiny of the court.
Maratha Kranti Morcha (MKM) leaders Wednesday announced they will hold a token hunger strike in Pune Thursday in support of the reservation agitation being held in Jalna. They also demanded that complaints filed by the government against Maratha reservation activists be withdrawn.
MKM leaders including Rajendra Kondhare, Rajendra Kunjir, Tushar Kakade, Prashant Dhumal, and Sachin Adekar said the government notification for the Maratha reservation should not be drawn up in a hurry as it may not stand the scrutiny of the court.
They further said that many OBC groups currently enjoy ‘surplus’ reservations vis-à-vis their share in the population.
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“The Maratha community has worked for the welfare of all. However, when we are trying to board the ‘reservation bus’, which is our right due to social and educational backwardness, we are being pushed out by communities that are already enjoying the benefits of reservation. This is unfair,” said Kondhre.
“When a student or a job seeker uses the provision (reservation) and it is challenged by a rival, at that time no amount of social or political support can help him if the legal provisions in the notification are weak or have loopholes. Adverse judgments in individual cases also affect the entire community. Hence, it is important that the notification should be brought out after due consideration,” added Kondhre.
Morcha leaders said they decided against giving a bandh call considering the ongoing festive season. “It (bandh) would have an adverse impact on trade. However, on Thursday we will stage a token hunger strike at Tilak Statue near Mahatma Phule Mandai in Pune from 10 am to 5 pm to press for our demands,” said Adekar.
First published on: 13-09-2023 at 16:49 IST
