Because Shivaji Maharaj was an OBC, the Marathas relinquished their reservation: Mahadev Jankar, the RSP's leader

On Monday, Rashtriya Samaj Party head Mahadev Jankar said that Shahu Maharaj handed the Marathas the country's reservation, but they later said they didn't want it. Shivaji Maharaj was also an OBC, according to him. "The first reservation in the country was made for Marathas by Shahu Maharaj. Before it, the Marathas had no reserve. What happened to the Marathas' reservation after that? OBC status was also held by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The Marathas stated that they do not want reservations and that they will wait and watch what happens today "This is what Jankar was quoted as saying.

On January 18, 2022, the defunct citizens of local bodies will go to the polls to fill the seats of the backward class by making them unreserved. "The polling for 82 seats will take place on December 21 in Bhandara and Gondia Parishads, under the jurisdiction and 1458 seats in 106 Nagar Panchayats," SEC sources informed on Thursday. There was no way to stop it. A week time has been given by the Supreme Court to the SEC, for a notification for the election timetable for OBC seats and also be de reserved in the local governments which will be released on Friday.

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