Elections might be held with OBC quota now, says Maha DyCM Fadnavis after SC ruling

By PTI

MUMBAI: Elections to native governing our bodies might be held now with OBC quota in Maharashtra with the Supreme Court giving its nod on Wednesday, deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated right here.

The state authorities, nevertheless, has requested the State Election Commission (SEC) to not schedule elections instantly as many elements of Maharashtra have been affected by heavy rains, the BJP chief advised reporters.

Earlier, the apex court docket had put aside the quota for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in native elections in Maharashtra for lack of empirical information about their populations.

“The Supreme Court today accepted the state backward class commission’s report for OBC reservation. It has given permission to allot OBC reservations as per the commission’s report,” Fadnavis claimed.

But the federal government has requested the SEC to not announce contemporary dates for elections instantly as many areas are severely affected by heavy rains, he added.

Fadnavis, who turned deputy CM after BJP supported insurgent Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde for the chief minister’s publish final month, accused the earlier Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities of losing time “pointing fingers at the Union government” over the difficulty.

“When I stated that the backward class fee’s report might be finalised (and submitted to the court docket), I used to be ridiculed.

But our authorities has given reply to the critics via our motion,” Fadnavis stated.

Earlier, the SEC had scheduled elections to 92 municipal councils and 4 nagar panchayats on August 18, however they have been postponed in view of the listening to within the SC on Wednesday.

When contacted, an official of the State Election Commission stated they have been ready for the court docket’s written order.

Fadnavis, in the meantime, additionally stated that some folks within the MVA authorities, comparable to NCP chief Chhagan Bhujbal, facilitated the fee’s work.

The Supreme Court has not solved the issue utterly for 3 of 4 districts and “we will have to take additional decisions to ensure proper OBC reservation based on population in these districts,” he stated.

Shiv Sena president and former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray stated he was pleased with the apex court docket’s resolution.

“Everybody came together and made efforts for restoring the reservation,” he added.

Leader of Opposition within the Assembly and NCP chief Ajit Pawar claimed that OBC reservation was restored mainly as a result of the backward class fee was fashioned by the then MVA authorities (consisting of NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena).

“It is the victory of trustworthy efforts of the MVA to safeguard OBC quota.

We succeeded in securing this victory with the assist of then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and different cabinet colleagues,” Pawar stated.

Responding to Pawar’s remark, Fadnavis famous that the elections to some native our bodies have been held with out OBC quota, and requested whether or not “the opposition is able to take credit score for his or her missteps.

“The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Maharashtra SEC and state authorities to make sure the method for native our bodies’ election is commenced inside two weeks.

MUMBAI: Elections to native governing our bodies might be held now with OBC quota in Maharashtra with the Supreme Court giving its nod on Wednesday, deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated right here.

The state authorities, nevertheless, has requested the State Election Commission (SEC) to not schedule elections instantly as many elements of Maharashtra have been affected by heavy rains, the BJP chief advised reporters.

Earlier, the apex court docket had put aside the quota for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in native elections in Maharashtra for lack of empirical information about their populations.

“The Supreme Court today accepted the state backward class commission’s report for OBC reservation. It has given permission to allot OBC reservations as per the commission’s report,” Fadnavis claimed.

But the federal government has requested the SEC to not announce contemporary dates for elections instantly as many areas are severely affected by heavy rains, he added.

Fadnavis, who turned deputy CM after BJP supported insurgent Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde for the chief minister’s publish final month, accused the earlier Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities of losing time “pointing fingers at the Union government” over the difficulty.

“When I stated that the backward class fee’s report might be finalised (and submitted to the court docket), I used to be ridiculed.

But our authorities has given reply to the critics via our motion,” Fadnavis stated.

Earlier, the SEC had scheduled elections to 92 municipal councils and 4 nagar panchayats on August 18, however they have been postponed in view of the listening to within the SC on Wednesday.

When contacted, an official of the State Election Commission stated they have been ready for the court docket’s written order.

Fadnavis, in the meantime, additionally stated that some folks within the MVA authorities, comparable to NCP chief Chhagan Bhujbal, facilitated the fee’s work.

The Supreme Court has not solved the issue utterly for 3 of 4 districts and “we will have to take additional decisions to ensure proper OBC reservation based on population in these districts,” he stated.

Shiv Sena president and former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray stated he was pleased with the apex court docket’s resolution.

“Everybody came together and made efforts for restoring the reservation,” he added.

Leader of Opposition within the Assembly and NCP chief Ajit Pawar claimed that OBC reservation was restored mainly as a result of the backward class fee was fashioned by the then MVA authorities (consisting of NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena).

“It is the victory of trustworthy efforts of the MVA to safeguard OBC quota.

We succeeded in securing this victory with the assist of then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and different cabinet colleagues,” Pawar stated.

Responding to Pawar’s remark, Fadnavis famous that the elections to some native our bodies have been held with out OBC quota, and requested whether or not “the opposition is able to take credit score for his or her missteps.

“The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Maharashtra SEC and state authorities to make sure the method for native our bodies’ election is commenced inside two weeks.