SC verdict on reservation for Maratha neighborhood unlucky, says Uddhav; MVA govt did not persuade courtroom, says BJP

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday stated that the Supreme Court verdict quashing the legislation granting reservation to the Maratha neighborhood in admissions and authorities jobs within the state was “unfortunate”. He additionally urged the Prime Minister and the President to take an pressing choice on the matter of granting reservation to the Maratha reservation.
The state could not have a proper to take a call on the matter because the apex courtroom has stated however the Centre and the President can take a name, Thackeray stated. “With folded hands, I request the Prime Minister and the President to take an urgent decision. Earlier, the Centre had taken quick decisions on the Atrocities Act in connection with the Shah Bano case and on the abrogation of Article 370. It also made necessary amendments in the Constitution then. Now, the same promptness should be shown regarding the issue of Maratha reservation,” stated Thackeray.
Thackeray additional stated that the choice to grant reservation to Marathas was taken based mostly on suggestions of the Gaikwad committee and all political events within the state legislature had unanimously agreed on it.

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar additionally stated that the SC choice was “unexpected and disappointing”. “We will study the verdict and take an appropriate decision on the matter,” he stated.
Soon after the decision was introduced, protests erupted in several elements of Maharashtra, with the Maratha Kranti Morcha calling it an “unfortunate” choice and BJP in search of a particular Assembly session to debate the problem.
Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil stated, “This is nothing but a complete failure of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government as it failed to convince the Supreme Court…It was the Fadnavis government which had appointed the Backward Class Commission, got its report and law approved in the state legislature and then convinced the high court which upheld the law. However, the MVA government could not ensure that law would be upheld in the Supreme Court. It failed to espouse proper arguments which could have convinced the apex court in upholding the law. It failed to highlight the exceptional circumstances under which the reservation was granted to the Maratha community.”
Demanding {that a} particular Assembly session must be held to debate the matter, he added, “Not just the fact that the government failed to convince the court, there was also confusion within its ranks as well…Its lawyers were seeking postponement of hearings in the Supreme Court while pointing out that their client (the state government) has not briefed them properly.”
MP Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje, who has been main the neighborhood’s struggle for reservation, stated, “The verdict is unfortunate but the Maratha community will accept it as it has come from the highest court of the land.”
Calling for restraint from the neighborhood, Sambhajiraje added, “The state and the central government should find a way out of this. If other states could get reservation above 50 per cent, why can’t Maharashtra get it? We need to find out the loopholes and approach the court once again. We are going through a difficult period now. We have to save lives and therefore I urge people to observe restraint.”
Sambhajiraje, nonetheless, didn’t maintain the state authorities accountable for the apex courtroom verdict going towards the Marathas. “While the earlier state government fought for upholding the law in high court, the present government has been also putting up a fight. Even the central government had also intervened into the matter,” he stated.
Maratha coordinator Vinod Patil, who was one of many respondents within the case, stated, “It is a very unfortunate decision. It is going to have far-reaching consequences not only in Maharashtra but also in other states.”
He added, “The Maratha community will continue to its fight. A review petition will have to be filed in the matter but how long will we remain caught in a legal hassle? Instead, the government should find a permanent out-of-court solution for this.”
Describing it as “black day” for the Maratha neighborhood, Vinayak Mete, one of many Maratha neighborhood leaders, stated, “The verdict has come as a big blow to the youths of the Maratha community.”
Mete stated state minister Ashok Chavan, who heads the cabinet sub-committee on Maratha reservation, ought to resign. “Chavan should put in his resignation as the government has failed to convince the Supreme Court as to why the law was important for the community. The Chief Minister should clarify now how he plans to deal with the situation vis-a-vis giving reservations for the community,” he stated.

Pravin Darekar, opposition chief in state council, stated, “The government failed on all counts. It did not show any fighting spirit. Its lawyers were confused while fighting the case. The verdict has spelt darkness for Maratha community.”
BJP spokesperson Ashish Shelar stated, “Though the government has failed to get reservation for the Maratha community in the Supreme Court, we will extend support to it if it takes strong steps for getting reservation for the community.”