Maratha in a sentence

But the Marathas of the Maratha Empire invaded Bengal again and during the fourth Maratha invasion the Nawab Alivardi Khan was defeated and compelled to come to terms with the Marathas of the Maratha Empire.

Other senior OBC leaders in the state have been firing salvos at Jarange-Patil and his attempt to get the entire Maratha community into the OBC category, angering supporters of the Maratha quota agitation.

Urging BJP workers to be mindful and not become trapped in the Maratha and OBC conflict, Fadnavis said, “If Maratha workers support reservation issue it is understandable.

However, Nanasaheb Kute, convener of the Maratha Kranti Morcha, said there is no question of Maratha activists threatening anyone.

The Second Anglo-Maratha War distracted the Marathas from 1807 to 1809, but afterwards Maratha domination of Rajputana resumed.

Ambad is about 25 km from the Antarwali Sarati village where Mr. Jarange-Patil had launched a hunger strike for the demand of Maratha quota first in August and again in October.

At an OBC rally in Ambad, Jalna on Friday, Bhujbal had alleged that after the police lathi-charge in Antarwali-Saraati village, it was Rohit and Rajesh Tope who brought back Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil from his home.

Earlier this week, the government published an order asking officials concerned to issue fresh Kunbi caste certificates to eligible Maratha community members, paving the way for them to avail reservation benefits under the OBC category.

Expectedly, Bhujbal, who holds the food and civil supplies portfolio in the -led coalition government, stole the show, deploying rhetoric that no one from the ruling NDA has so far used since the Maratha agitation was reignited on August 29.

He will not let down the people of the Maratha community who will be waiting to hear him,” he said.

His commitment to the cause of Maratha reservation is total.

If Congress and NCP were so concerned about Maratha welfare, why didn’t the education barons give reservation to community students in their own institutions?

Maratha groups have called for shutdowns in different parts of the state from Monday including Jalna, Hingoli, Aurangabad, and continuing other modes of action over the next few days.

MVA leaders alleged CM Shinde and DCM Fadnavis have not gone to Jalna so far fearing backlash from the protesting Maratha community.

Reservation in jobs and education provided by the state government to the Maratha community was quashed by the Supreme Court in May 2021, citing the 50 percent ceiling on total reservations among other grounds.

Speaking at the second OBC Elgar rally at Hingoli, Bhujbal said, “I want to tell the state Backward Classes Commission (BCC) that survey of Maratha community alone cannot be done to prove its social backwardness.

The government would also ensure its initiatives are properly conveyed to the Maratha organisations and its leaders.

The Maharashtra State Legislature has been debating the Maratha reservation issue since the past week during the winter session.

The Rastriya OBC Mahasangh president Babanrao Taywade said, "If Maratha get aggressive to push their reservation under OBC, we will also be forced to counter by taking to streets.

To end such a fast by Jarange-Patil earlier, the government had buckled by promising a Maratha quota, and later a caste survey to balance similar demands by OBC groups.