The chief ministers office confirmed that Maharashtra Cabinet sub-committee on Maratha Reservation is slated to take place on Monday at 12 pm. According to the sources, the chief minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde is also to take part in the meeting.Notably, the meeting is taking place after a clash broke out between police and protesters demanding reservation for the Marathas in Jalna on Friday. Police had to recourse to lathi charges to scatter the protesters. Following which, the chief minister Shinde on Saturday announced that state government was committed to providing reservations to the Maratha community.Speaking at Jalna incident, the chief minister said, “The incident of baton charge in Jalna is unfortunate and caused grief. But those who strangled the Marathas are now cutting their throats for them. After the Jalna incident, the Superintendent of Police has been sent on compulsory leave and it has been decided to send both the Deputy Superintendents out of the district. Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Sanjay Saxena said that the incident will be investigated. He also clarified that strict action will be taken against those who made a mistake in this incident and no one will be spared.”जालना येथे झालेली लाठीचार्जची घटना दुर्दैवी असून या घटनेमुळे दुःख झाले. मात्र मराठ्यांचा ज्यांनी गळा घोटला तेच आज त्यांच्यासाठी गळे काढत आहेत. जालना येथील घटनेनंतर पोलीस अधीक्षकांना सक्तीच्या रजेवर पाठवले असून दोन्ही उप-अधीक्षकांना जिल्ह्याबाहेर पाठवण्याचा निर्णय घेतला असल्याचे… pic.twitter.com/7V5xQU5CDq— Eknath Shinde – एकनाथ शिंदे (@mieknathshinde) September 3, 2023In addition to this, he also appealed people to be careful of those who wanted to take political mileage of the situation.It is to be noted here that in 2018, Maharashtra Assembly passed a bill and announced that Marathas will be getting 16% reservation in the state. However, Supreme Court said that the Maratha quota law was unconstitutional. Meanwhile, the top court also said that keeping reservations for the Maratha community may violated Article 14 (right to equality) 21 (due process of delay).
