Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar said on the issue of caste census that I think caste census should be conducted once. It should be conducted along with the general census, because through this we will know the true population of tribals, SC, OBC, minorities and other sections of the society. This should be done because every class demands policies (reservation) for itself, hence getting accurate data will also help the government while making policies.
Along with this, Ajit Pawar advocated an all-party meeting to discuss the issue of Maratha reservation. Ajit Pawar said that opposition parties cannot be ignored because they also represent the people. He said that Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange wants quota for the OBC category, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had called an all-party meeting to discuss the quota issue, but the opposition kept distance from the meeting. Ajit Pawar said that I do not know whether the boycott was intentional or not. It has been decided to ask for time from them (opposition) again.
According to PTI, while praising the Girl Sister Scheme, Ajit Pawar said that the scheme will be launched on August 17 in Balewadi, CM Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis will participate in this program. Under this scheme, women with annual family income of less than Rs 2.5 lakh will get assistance of Rs 1,500 per month.
At the same time, an important meeting of NCP leaders was held late night at the brother-in-law bungalow at the residence of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in Pune. In this, along with Ajit Pawar, senior leaders Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare, Chhagan Bhujbal, Nawab Malik and Shivaji Garje were present. In the meeting, 2 Rajya Sabha seats and 4 MLC seats from Maharashtra were discussed. Besides, the distribution of seats for the assembly elections will also be discussed tonight.
(Input – Ritvik Bhalekar)