indiaUpdated: Sep 13, 2020 15:59 ISTAfter the BJP blamed the Maha Vikas Aghadi government for failing to defend Maratha reservation before the Supreme Court, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said the state government will move the Supreme Court again on the issue of reservation. Also Read |State failed in defending Maratha quota in Supreme Court: FadnavisAll recent developments on Maratha quota issue* On September 9, the Supreme Court stayed the implementation of the 2018 Maratha quota law of the state and referred the petitions challenging the law to a larger constitution bench. * In the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2018, Maratha community was declared as a socially and educational backward class. We need to see where we lacked in explaining the case effectively before the apex court,” Fadnavis said. * The Supreme Court verdict is a major set back for the MVA government, which presently has around 64-65% reservation, including 12-13% Maratha quota.

Source: Hindustan Times September 13, 2020 10:20 UTC