Congress to protest against Centre in Maharashtra
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As the row over the Supreme Court’s choice to scrap reservation for OBCs (Other Backward Class) in Maharashtra’s native civic our bodies escalates, the Congress on Friday introduced it will maintain State-wide protests on June 26 against the Central authorities, claiming it had failed to present empirical knowledge on OBCs to current in the court docket.
The Congress’ choice comes a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) announcement to maintain related protests throughout the State against the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance authorities, of which the Congress is part. BJP chief Pankaja Munde on Thursday alleged that the State authorities had failed to current the pursuits of OBCs in the Supreme Court, main to the decision against the neighborhood.
State Congress president Nana Patole, an OBC chief, stated on Friday, “The State government had sought empirical data on OBCs from the Central government, which was to be presented in the Supreme Court. The Centre did not give the data. The whole mess is a result of the Centre’s policy and Congress will protest against the Central government on June 26.”
The Nationalist Congress Party too slammed the BJP saying the Central authorities had not carried out its responsibility, which had resulted in the scrapping of “political reservation” for OBCs.
Meanwhile, the State Election Commission has already introduced by-polls in native our bodies, the place seats have fallen vacant due to the court docket’s verdict. “The State Election Commission should have consulted with the State government with respect to the COVID-19 situation, or monsoon, before announcing the election programme. But they did not do so. The State Cabinet too held a discussion on this. Decision will soon be taken,” stated State NCP president Jayant Patil, when requested in regards to the by-polls.
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