Summary:
A delegation of the MKM submitted a memorandum to the divisional commissioner here on Wednesday evening, drawing the government's attention to their demands. The MKM said the government should pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to the family members of "42 people, who laid down their lives" during the protests for Maratha quota. The organisation said that although the state government had promised to make hostels available for the Maratha community students in every district, it was yet to act on it. Marathas, a politically influential community that constitutes around 30 per cent of the state's population, had been demanding 16 per cent reservation. In June this year, the Bombay High Court upheld the constitutional validity of reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and education..