: Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 8:58 PM IST
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray puts ball in Centre s court after SC strikes down Maratha reservation in govt jobs, educational institutes
Uddhav also cautioned the state of a possible third COVID-19 pandemic wave. He has also asked the administration to be ready for the same.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray puts ball in Centre s court after SC strikes down Maratha reservation in govt jobs, educational institutes
After the Supreme Court struck down the reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for the Maratha community, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has now put the ball in the Centre s court. Thackeray said, We request the Prime Minister and the President to take an immediate decision on the Maratha quota as they took regarding the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir, Shah Bano case, and Atrocities Act, etc.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray (File Pic)
Maharashtra CM terms SC decision to quash Maratha reservation as unfortunate, urges PM Modi to intervene ANI | Updated: May 05, 2021 17:13 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 5 (ANI): Terming the Supreme Court s decision to strike down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs as unfortunate, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in this matter and make a law to give reservations to Marathas. Unfortunate that Supreme Court rejected the law of reservation to Maratha community in Maharashtra. We had unanimously passed a law for the sake of life with self-respect to our Maratha community. Now SC says that Maharashtra can not make law on this, only Prime Minister and President can, the Chief Minister said.
Maharashtra preparing for COVID-19 third wave since last month: Thackeray
We have to increase oxygen generation capacity up to 3000 MT every day: Thackeray
By ANI| Posted by Neha | Published: 5th May 2021 11:30 pm IST Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said that the state has been aiming to increase its oxygen generation capacity to 3,000 metric tonnes per day after the central government warned about the COVID-19 third wave.
Thackeray, while addressing the state through a video conference said, “Central government’s scientific body has warned about the third wave of COVID-19. We are preparing for that since last month. Several districts are seeing a decline in COVID-19 cases while some districts are seeing an increase in cases. We are keeping a close tab on it.”
Will make formal request to Centre over Maratha reservation, says Uddhav Thackeray ANI | Updated: May 06, 2021 03:22 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 6 (ANI): After the apex court has struck down the Maratha quota in excess of 50 per cent ceiling limit as unconstitutional, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said that he would send a formal request to the Center in this regard and if needed, he will take a delegation also for a follow-up on the same. The Maratha community is very patiently waiting for steps from the Center. I will send a formal request to the Centre in this regard and if needed, I will take a delegation also for a follow-up on the same, Thackeray said.
: Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 6:37 PM IST
Uddhav Thackeray to address state at 8:30 pm today after SC strikes down Maratha reservation in govt jobs, educational institutes
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will address the state at 8:30 pm today (Wednesday). This comes after the Supreme Court, earlier in the day, struck down the reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for the Maratha community brought in by the state government in 2018.
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the top court, comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, L Nageswara Rao, S Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and Ravindra Bhat pronounced its judgment today. It said that that people from the Maratha community cannot be declared as educationally and socially backward community to bring them within the reserved category. It added that there was no valid ground to breach 50 per cent reservation while granting Maratha reservation.