To accommodate them, the State government will seek increase in seats from the Centre.”On November 30 last year, the State government passed a law reserving 16% seats for Maratha community under the socially and educationally backward class (SEBC) category. However, the court held a different view,” Mr. Patil said. “We demand that within the next 24 hours the State government take a decision which will not lead to wasting of a year for Maratha students. The Opposition too slammed the government saying it is evident that it did not want Maratha community to gain benefits of reservation. We feel that the government has no interest in giving benefits of reservation to Maratha community,” said Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant.

Source: The Hindu May 09, 2019 19:07 UTC