"Legal Battle For Maratha Reservation has to be fought in Court": Chhagan Bhujbal.

On Sunday, Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal told representatives of the Maratha community in Nashik that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government is in favour of providing them a quota in jobs and education.

Mr. Bhujbal, a leader from the ruling Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), also assured the representatives that the legal battle for Maratha reservation will be fought. "The legal battle is not against MLAs or ministers but it has to be fought in the court," he said.

Representatives of the Maratha Kranti Morcha met him days after the Supreme Court's interim stay on the 2018 Maharashtra law, providing for quota to the Maratha community. Mr. Bhujbal said although he belonged to the Other Backward Class, he favoured reservation for the Maratha community.

The minister said with the apex court ordering an interim stay on the quota implementation, getting justice for the Maratha community is entirely a legal battle. "NCP chief Sharad Pawar and the MVA government completely support the quota and the legal battle will be fought effectively," Mr. Bhujbal said.

The minister also told the representatives that their demands of withdrawal of cases against protesters and hostel facilities for Maratha girls would be taken up with the government.