MUMBAI, Feb. 21 -- Amid serious doubts whether the contentious legislation would pass the scrutiny of the Supreme Court, both the Houses of the Maharashtra Legislature on Tuesday passed a Bill granting 10 per cent reservations in education and government jobs to the Maratha community in the State.
The Maharashtra Assembly and Legislative Council unanimously passed the Maharashtra State Socially and Educationally Backward Bill, 2024.
Dubbing the Bill as a "farce" being enacted by the Shinde Sena-BJP-NCP (Ajit Pawar) Government during the election, leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar said that the Bill would not stand the scrutiny of the Supreme Court.
The Marathas account for nearly 30 per cent of the total 11 crore ...