PICS: Celebrations After 16 Percent Maratha Reservation Bill Is Passed In Maha Assembly For Maratha Community

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who tabledthe bill, thanked Opposition members for helping in passage of the bill unanimously./ Twitter

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Assembly Thursday unanimously passed a bill proposing 16 per cent reservation for Marathas./ AP/ File Image

The bill provides for reservation of seats for admission in educational institutions and posts in public services to Marathas whohave been declared as socially and educationally backward class of citizens. / ANI

Their stir for the same in July and August this year had taken a violent turn. / ANI

The Maratha community, which comprises over 30 per cent of the state's population, has been seeking reservation in government jobs and education for a long time. / ANI