<p class="title">In what would dominate the political scenario of Maharashtra ahead of 2019 polls, a panel that was entrusted to examine whether the Maratha community is eligible for reservation or not, would submit its report on Thursday.</p>.<div><div>Justice (Retd) MG Gaikwad, who is the Chairman of Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission, is expected to submit the report to the Devendra Fadnavis government.</div><div> </div><div>The report will be then be submitted to the Bombay High Court on Thursday, that has set 15 November as deadline for it.</div><div> </div><div>Fadnavis, who was in Akola said that once the government receives a report, it will do the needful. "We would complete necessary Constitutional formalities in 15 days," he said.</div><div> </div><div>The Marathas, a politically-dominant caste, that constitutes nearly 33% of the total 11.25 crore population, had been demanding reservation. Over the last two years there has been peaceful agitation, however, in July-August this year, the protests turned violent.</div><div> </div><div>In the last few months, the commission had studied more than two lakh statements and letters.</div><div>Five institutes too were asked by the state to study the education and economic status- Gokhale Institute, Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini, Shivaji Academy, Sharda Academy and Gurukripa Sanstha for Western Maharashtra, Konkan, Marathwada, Vidarbha and North Maharashtra, respectively.</div><div> </div><div>It is noteworthy to mention here that on Monday, the winter session of Maharashtra legislature commences in Mumbai, and the events of the next few days would have a bearing on the state politics.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div>
<p class="title">In what would dominate the political scenario of Maharashtra ahead of 2019 polls, a panel that was entrusted to examine whether the Maratha community is eligible for reservation or not, would submit its report on Thursday.</p>.<div><div>Justice (Retd) MG Gaikwad, who is the Chairman of Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission, is expected to submit the report to the Devendra Fadnavis government.</div><div> </div><div>The report will be then be submitted to the Bombay High Court on Thursday, that has set 15 November as deadline for it.</div><div> </div><div>Fadnavis, who was in Akola said that once the government receives a report, it will do the needful. "We would complete necessary Constitutional formalities in 15 days," he said.</div><div> </div><div>The Marathas, a politically-dominant caste, that constitutes nearly 33% of the total 11.25 crore population, had been demanding reservation. Over the last two years there has been peaceful agitation, however, in July-August this year, the protests turned violent.</div><div> </div><div>In the last few months, the commission had studied more than two lakh statements and letters.</div><div>Five institutes too were asked by the state to study the education and economic status- Gokhale Institute, Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini, Shivaji Academy, Sharda Academy and Gurukripa Sanstha for Western Maharashtra, Konkan, Marathwada, Vidarbha and North Maharashtra, respectively.</div><div> </div><div>It is noteworthy to mention here that on Monday, the winter session of Maharashtra legislature commences in Mumbai, and the events of the next few days would have a bearing on the state politics.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div>