The National OBC Federation has launched a chain hunger strike in Nagpur, demanding that Maratha community reservation be given under a separate category and not by cutting into the existing OBC quota. The agitation began at Constitution Square, led by the Federation’s National President Babanrao Taywade, with a large number of OBC activists joining the protest.
The protest comes in response to the ongoing agitation by Manoj Jarange in Mumbai, where the demand has been raised to grant reservation to the Maratha community under the OBC quota. The OBC Federation, however, has made it clear that while they are not against Maratha reservation, they will not allow it to be implemented at the cost of OBC rights.
Federation leaders reiterated that OBCs have struggled for decades to secure their rightful share, and any attempt to reduce their quota will be strongly opposed. The chain hunger strike in Nagpur is part of a broader statewide agitation to safeguard OBC interests.
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