Quota politics: Mahayuti govt weakening Maharashtra's social fabric, says Pawar

As a row over the Government Resolution (GR) on Hyderabad gazette threatening to turn into a conflict between Maratha and OBC communities, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday accused the Mahayuti government of weakening the social fabric.

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NASHIK: As a row over the Government Resolution (GR) on Hyderabad gazette threatening to turn into a conflict between Maratha and OBC communities, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday accused the Mahayuti government of weakening the social fabric.

Addressing a party meeting in Nashik, Pawar claimed that the government was working to widen the social divide and asked the NCP (SP) cadre to counter it.

The senior leader's comments have come even as several OBC, Adivasi, and Banjara community outfits have been warning of protests demanding that the government withdraw the Maratha quota GR issued in the wake of the agitation by activist Manoj Jarange.

Various caste groups have contended that the implementation of the Hyderabad Gazette to allow members of the Maratha community to get OBC Kunbi caste certificates would greatly impact SCs, STs, and Other Backward Classes.