bjp: BJP to hit streets against MVA’s ‘inability’ to secure MP-like quota for OBCs

The Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Madhya Pradesh government to hold local body elections by giving political reservation to OBCs has adversely affected the MVA government of Maharashtra as it has not been able to give equal quota to OBCs for local body elections in the state. A move by the state to delay the election till the empirical data for the OBC quota was ready was also rejected by the SC. The state BJP unit has now pulled up the MVA government for ‘not being serious’ on the OBC quota.

“Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has not paid any attention to OBC quota. Maharashtra government has not been able to do what MP has done. MP government has presented empirical data to justify political quota for OBCs and hence they were given Is sanctioned by SC. Maharashtra government has killed OBC reservation,” former CM Devendra Fadnavis said in Nagpur. Describing the state government as incompetent, he said that those responsible should resign.

The BJP leader said that the party would soon launch an agitation against the state government over the issue. About 38% are OBCs in Maharashtra, who have been wooed by parties like BJP, NCP and Congress.

Maharashtra’s OBC leader and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said that the government will follow the example of MP. “SC had rejected MP’s move to delay local body elections like ours. However, he has submitted his OBC commission report which has been accepted by SC. Similarly, we too within a month. Such a report will be given to the SC and the MP should also get the same order as the MP got it.

His party colleague Jitendra Awhad claimed that Maharashtra will also benefit from the relief given to MP. Awadh wanted to know, ‘If MP is given relief, then Maharashtra will also benefit. How can there be two different decisions for two states in one country?

Originally published at Pen 18