Ahead of the government’s meeting with OBC leaders on September 29, BabanTaywade, president of Rashtriya OBC Mahasangh says if Marathas are included within OBC it will deprive the existing OBCs of their rights.
The state will not take any decision that will create confrontation between the two communities, Fadnavis added. The deputy chief minister made the comments while addressing media persons at the Nagpur airport.
The idea of categorising the Marathas as OBC has its origins in the past. In Vidarbha, Konkan and parts of northern Maharashtra, Maratha-Kunbis have already availed reservation under the OBC category for the past several decades.