OBCs to protest Maharashtra quota

NAGPUR: Thousands are expected to flood Nagpur’s streets at Friday’s OBC rally as protesters from across Vidarbha mobilise against Maharashtra’s September 2 government resolution (GR), which activists said undermines constitutional rights and weakens their share in reservations, report Vaibhav Ganjapure & Piyush Patil.The rally, billed as a “yellow storm” of solidarity, is likely to be attended by over 50,000 participants, organisers said, adding no politician will share the dais. Sakal OBC Samaj – an umbrella organisation of OBCs – decided to go ahead despite an appeal from minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule to cancel the event due to farmers’ distress. Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar, an OBC, said the community would not relent until the GR is withdrawn.