Activist Manoj Jarange, who brought the issue of reservation to the maratha community in the center ofattention in maharashtra, on wednesday (October 18) alleged that the Other Backward Class (OBC) communityis getting additional benefits of reservation. Manoj Jarange told a local news channel here that the Marathacommunity in maharashtra should get the benefit of reservation recommended by the Mandal Commission forbackward classes. Manoj Jarange was earlier on a hunger strike in Jalna district demanding reservation for theMaratha community under the Other Backward Class (OBC) category. He ended his fast on the 17th day onSeptember 14 after chief minister Eknath Shinde met him and assured him that his demands would be met.Demand to include maratha community in OBC categoryManoj Jarange (40) had given a deadline of 40 days to the Shinde government to take steps to implementreservation for the maratha community. He is demanding that the maratha community be included in the OBCcategory, so that they can get the benefits of reservation. However, OBC community leaders in the state haveopposed this demand. Manoj Jarange claimed, “The government constituted the Mandal Commission and fixedthe reservation limit at 14 percent. How did he later increase this limit from 30 to 32 percent? If Marathas areincluded in OBC, it will not affect their reservation. ,
OBCs are getting more benefits of reservation-JarangeManoj Jarange said, “Earlier, other communities included in the reservation list did not present any papers ordocuments. But, when it comes to Marathas, we are asked to submit many documents and papers to get thebenefits of reservation. The OBC community is getting more benefits than necessary from reservation.
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