Want Maratha Quota To Be Foolproof; No Hasty Decision: Eknath Shinde
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Maratha Quota protests: He said the government needs to establish that the Maratha community is socially and educationally backward, and also assure other communities that their quotas will not be affected.
The Maharashtra government wants to give quota to the Maratha community which will be foolproof and will stand legal scrutiny, but it won't take any hasty decision, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Monday ahead of the all-party meeting.
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the government will try for broad consensus on how to move forward on issues raised by Marathas and other communities at the meeting.
"The state government wants to give the Maratha community a reservation that will be foolproof and which will pass the legal test. We are not taking any decision in haste. The state does not want to cheat anybody," Mr Shinde told reporters in Mumbai.
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