Twarit Mahanagar: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to convene special legislature session for Maratha quota

A special session of the Maharashtra legislature would be convened to pass "a law or a resolution" regarding reservation for the Marathas, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said today as political parties pledged support for a quota in jobs for the influential community.
Fadnavis appealed for peace in the state, rocked by violent protests over the quota issue this week, and announced withdrawal of certain cases against the members of the community, seeking a 16-per cent reservation in government jobs and education.
Speaking to reporters after chairing an all-party meeting on the quota issue, Fadnavis said the special session of the House would be called after the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission submitted its report to the state government.
The commission, headed by Justice (retired) M G Gaikwad, is carrying out a survey to ascertain the economic and social backwardness prevailing among the Marathas, a land-owning community that constitutes 30 per cent of the state's population.
The panel is expected to submit its report in four months.