BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the Supreme Court’s direction to the Maharashtra government to hold elections to municipal corporations is a “stern slap” to the Shiv Sena-led government, but it will also deal a political blow to the OBC community. The BJP also said that it would give 27 per cent tickets to OBC candidates in the upcoming civic polls, though there is no OBC quota yet. Factors including the coming monsoon season have been kept in mind while preparing the schedule for civic elections.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that the election schedule for civic polls in Maharashtra be announced in two weeks, while the state government had earlier said that elections would be held only after the political quota for OBCs is cleared. Elections are to be held for 23 municipal corporations, more than 25 district councils and panchayat samitis and gram panchayats under their jurisdiction.
Speaking to reporters in Nagpur, Fadnavis, former chief minister, said that many municipal corporations have completed their five-year term and are working under the administrator. “Today’s Supreme Court order is a slap on the Maha Vikas Aghadi (Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress) government in the state,” the BJP leader said.
“It is good that the local bodies will go to the polls, however, it will cause a huge political loss to the OBCs. Fadnavis alleged that OBCs lost their political quota due to the incompetence of the MVA government.
Minister Thorat said practical issues in the coming monsoon season, especially in Mumbai and the Konkan region, should be kept in mind while deciding the election schedule for local bodies. Decision. The chief minister (Uddhav Thackeray) had held all-party meetings regarding OBC quota and no one can be blamed,” the revenue minister said.
“The issue will be discussed in the state cabinet,” he said. He said that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is not afraid of elections. A three-judge bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Abhay S Oka and CT Ravikumar said on Wednesday. That the delimitation before March 11, 2022 should be taken as a hypothetical delimitation for the conduct of overdue elections. .
BJP will give 27 percent reservation to OBC candidates. Though there will be no official quota for OBC candidates, the party has decided to field OBC candidates in the elections. Kota This also underscores the fact that the present Maharashtra government has stabbed the OBC community in the back.”
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