When will it be implemented: Priyanka Chaturvedi asks Maharashtra govt

After the Maratha Reservation Bill was passed in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Shiv Sena UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Tuesday asked the state government when the bill would be implemented reported news agency ANIJust as we had given full support to the Womens Reservation Bill while being in the oppositionSimilarly the demand for the Maratha reservation was a longstanding demand and was above politicsThe question is when will it be implementedIt will also be recorded in history how it was politicized she said reported ANIThe Maharashtra Legislative Assembly lower house unanimously passed the Maratha Reservation Bill tabled on Tuesday which intended to extend 10 per cent reservation to Marathas above the 50 per cent cap The CM will now table the bill in the Legislative Council for assent after which it becomes a lawLeader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar said the opposition parties were also of the same view that the Maratha community be given the reservationThe state government convened a oneday special session of the state legislature for tabling and further consideration of this special Maratha Reservation BillThe bill for the 10 per cent Maratha quota that the Mahayuti government of Eknath Shinde has approved on Tuesday is similar to the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act 2018 introduced by the then Devendra Fadnavis governmentThis is the third time in a decade that the state has introduced legislation for the Maratha quotaI am the CM of the state and I work with the blessings of all We dont think on the basis of caste or religion If such a situation comes with any other community my stand as CM will be similar to what is my stand for the Maratha community Our PM always says Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said reported ANIWe all are of similar views here on the Maratha reservation so I will not make may political statement here With the cooperation of you all we could do it I kept my promise which I made to the Maratha community I thank all my colleagues including my both DCMs and other ministers Today is a day of fulfilment of our promises Shinde added after tabling the bill reported ANIOur aim was to work on a war footing day and night to bring this issue to a proper conclusion The Maharashtra government is fully committed to giving reservation to the Marathas and today we are doing this Devendra ji and Ajit Pawar ji always used to tell me that by whatever means we have to give reservation to the Maratha community Devendra ji had once given reservation to the Maratha community while being the Chief Minister and that reservation was also upheld in the High Court But unfortunately for some reason it was struck down by the honourable Supreme Court the CM further stated reported ANIThe decision to convene a special session was prompted by Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil who is on a hunger strike at Antarwali Saarati village in Jalna district Among his demands are Kunbi certificates for all Marathas free education from kindergarten to postgraduate level and reservation of seats for Marathas in government job recruitmentsThe reservation has been extended based on a report submitted to the state government by the Maharashtra Backward Class Commission MBCC headed by chairman Justice Retired Sunil ShukreThe state already has a 10 per cent quota for the Economically Weaker Section EWS in which the Marathas are the biggest beneficiaries claiming about 85 per cent of thoseWith inputs from ANI