Nashik, Sept. 12 -- State Food and Supplies Minister and National President of the OBC Leaders' Samata Parishad, Chhagan Bhujbal, has demanded that educated leaders of the Maratha community explain why they need reservation specifically from the OBC category. Bhujbal made these remarks while speaking to reporters in Nashik before going to visit the family of Bharat Karad, a youth from Latur district who committed suicide over the OBC reservation issue.
The minister questioned why the Maratha community is demanding reservation exclusively from the OBC category when they have previously received reservations from the economically backward classes category as well. Bhujbal emphasized that educated and experienced leaders of the Maratha commun...