Former CM Devendra Fadnavis detained during protests over the OBC reservation.

Maharashtra former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has now been detained by the Nagpur police. The former Maharashtra chief minister and the present leader of the opposition were detained on Saturday during the protest over the Other Backward Classes in the local bodies’ reservation in Nagpur. Along with the former Chief Minister, other BJP leaders were protesting by gathering at their party office to begin a ‘Morcha’ in front of the Maharashtra secretariat, demanding political reservation of the Other Backward Classes too were detained by the Mumbai Police on Sunday.

 

The protestors included former Mumbai Minister Girish Mahajan, Mumbai BJP Chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha, and MLC Rahul Narvekar. The Police detained the protestors, who had planned for a ‘Chakkajam’ before the march towards the secretariat could begin. “The MVA government has failed to protect the Other Backward Classes reservation. The issue can be solved through the central government’s intervention, and our leader, Devendra Fadnavis can help with the same. The MVA leaders should come to him to take his help over the issue, but they would not come because they would rather delay it. It is a matter of credit taking for them” said MLA Kalidas Kolambkar

 

BJP announced a state-wide protest demanding the political OBC reservations on Thursday. In a decision by the Supreme Court, the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) had lost their political reservations in the local bodies of Maharashtra comprising of Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, Zilla Parishad, Gram Panchayats, etc. In a recent meeting with Prime Minister, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray it was discussed that the Centre is expected to take positive decisions on matters of Maratha and OBC reservation.