India News | Maratha Community Must Get Quota, Says Athawale; Condemns Police Action in Jalna
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Monday said the Maratha community must be given reservations in jobs and education without it affecting such provisions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Palghar, Sep 4 (PTI) Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Monday said the Maratha community must be given reservations in jobs and education without it affecting such provisions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Addressing a rally of his RPI(A) here, the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment condemned the police action on Maratha quota protestors in Jalna on September 1.
"The RPI was the first to support reservations for the Maratha community. They must be given quota without it affecting reservations provided to SCs and STs," he said.
On Friday, police had resorted to baton charge and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse a violent mob in Antarwali Sarathi on Dhule-Solapur road after it allegedly refused to let authorities shift a man on hunger strike as part of the quota stir to the hospital.
Several persons. including 40 police personnel, were injured and more than 15 ST buses were set ablaze. Some 360 persons have been booked in connection with the violence.
Speaking on other issues, Athawale said he would meet the chief minister to ensure a Babasaheb Ambedkar Bhavan and a super speciality hospital came up in Palghar.
In reference to the proposed Wadhvan port here, which is facing opposition from the fishing community, the Union minister said all stakeholders must discuss if a good project is coming up and should find an amicable solution.
He said the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission under the Narendra Modi government had enhanced the reputation of the country.
The Modi government has given free food grains to 80 crore persons, 4 crore persons have got homes and 9 crore have received gas cylinders, Athawale said.
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