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Jarange Begins Indefinite Fast as Congress Presses to Lift 50% Quota Cap in Maharashtra

The protest revives the push to shift Marathas from a 10% SEBC quota to OBC status, a move facing firm opposition from OBC groups.

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Congress Wants 50% Cap Removed to Facilitate Maratha Quota

Overview

  • Maratha activist Manoj Jarange launched an indefinite hunger strike in Mumbai on August 29 to demand expanded reservation benefits.
  • Maharashtra Congress urged the BJP-led state and central governments to remove the 50% ceiling on reservations to enable a Maratha quota.
  • Congress also called for a caste-based census as a long-term solution, citing Rahul Gandhi’s stance and recent exercises in Telangana and Karnataka.
  • The state currently grants Marathas a separate 10% SEBC quota, but activists seek OBC inclusion that OBC leaders oppose, with warnings of a parallel protest if their share is altered.
  • Under scrutiny, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis faces charges from Congress of lacking the will to deliver the quota, while he has said justice for Marathas will not come at the expense of other communities’ reservations.