Maharashtra BJP legislators protest over Maratha quota issue
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The protest was held earlier than graduation of the two-day winter session of the State Legislature.
Legislators of the Opposition BJP squatted on the steps of the Vidhan Bhavan constructing in Mumbai on Monday to protest towards the Maharashtra authorities’s “lackadaisical attitude” in the direction of the Maratha quota and farmers’ points.
The protest was held earlier than graduation of the two-day winter session of the State Legislature. The Supreme Court in September this yr stayed the implementation of 2018 Maharashtra regulation granting reservation to Marathas in training and jobs, however made it clear that the standing of those that have availed of the advantages won’t be disturbed.
BJP chief and former State Minister Ashish Shelar advised reporters exterior the Vidhan Bhavan that in one listening to within the Supreme Court on the Maratha quota case, the federal government’s lawyer was not current. “Why did the government fall short of convincing the court (about vacating stay on the quota)?” he requested.
Leader of Opposition within the State Assembly Devendra Fadnavis mentioned the “government was running away from debate”.
In the two-day session, 10 Bills are listed, which suggests the federal government doesn’t need debate, he mentioned. However, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar hit out on the BJP for taking on these points “in desperation”.
“The government is doing its best to get the Supreme Court’s stay on the Maratha quota vacated. The Opposition is desperate due to the stinging loss in the just-concluded Legislative Council elections,” Mr. Pawar advised reporters.
State Public Works Department Minister Ashok Chavan additionally hit out on the Opposition for resorting to “political gimmicks”.
“When Fadnavis was the Chief Minister, the Maratha quota Bill was passed unanimously. Fadnavis had said the bill would pass through all legal processes,” Mr. Chavan added.
The two-day transient session, curtailed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is being held towards the backdrop of the MVA authorities finishing a yr in workplace and its encouraging efficiency within the simply held polls to half-a-dozen seats of the Legislative Council (certainly one of them bypoll).
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