Maratha reservation: Meeting of Maharashtra Cabinet sub-committee tomorrow

A meeting of the Maharashtra Cabinet subcommittee to discuss on providing the reservation to the Maratha community will be held in Mumbai on MondayAs per a release issued by the state government the meeting of the Cabinet SubCommittee constituted for Maratha Reservation and Facilities will be held on Monday October 30 in Mantralaya the government buildingMinister of Higher and Technical Education Chandrakant Patil who is also the Chairman of the Cabinet SubCommittee informed that the committee will submit a report on the work done so far during the meetingIn the meeting Justice Sandeep Shinde retd will discuss the statutory and administrative examination of the mandatory evidence and documents required in the process of giving the MarathaKunbi KunbiMaratha caste certificate to the Maratha community in Marathwada and also to prescribe the procedure for giving the MarathaKunbi KunbiMaratha caste certificate to the Maratha community after the inspection the release mentionedManoj Jarange Patil who works as a coordinator for the Maratha Morcha is on a hunger strike unto death demanding reservation for the Maratha community He has held extensive talks with the Maharashtra government but a breakthrough is yet to be achievedJarange Patil has demanded a change in the ordinance issued by the state government regarding Maratha reservations Their stand is that the fast to death will continue unless the desired change is made in the ordinanceMeanwhile Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule has said the state government should be given time to resolve the issue of reservation for Marathas and that the Eknath Shindeled state government is committed to itAlso read Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar diagnosed with dengue advised restTalking to reporters during a visit to Jawhar taluka in Palghar district on Saturday night Bawankule asked all political parties to support Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in resolving the issue of reservationThe Maratha youth have been agitated but the government should be given time as it is committed to facilitate reservation for the community he saidAn indefinite hunger strike by Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange in Jalna district has galvanised the Maratha community that has been demanding quota under the OBC category in government jobs and educationBawankule said every party including the BJP was supporting the Maratha communitys demandsHe appealed to members of the Maratha community not to resort to nonviolence In a democracy every one has got the right to agitate but in a peaceful manner he addedBawankule said the reservation should be given but not at the cost of other communitiesAt a time when all the political parties are supporting their Maratha communitys demands what is the use of gaon bandiiquest banning entry of politicians in some villages he asked With inputs from agencies