Maratha reservation agitation

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf protest
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maratha reservation agitation
gptkbp:impact debate on reservation policy in India
political pressure on Maharashtra government
gptkbp:involvedCommunity gptkb:Maratha_community
gptkbp:location gptkb:Maharashtra
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and regional media coverage
gptkbp:method road blockades
bandhs (strikes)
silent marches
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Mumbai
gptkb:Nashik
gptkb:Aurangabad
gptkb:Pune
gptkbp:notableEvent 2016-2017 silent marches
2018 violent protests
gptkbp:relatedLegislation Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018
gptkbp:relatedTo reservation in India
Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation
gptkbp:requires reservation for Marathas in education and government jobs
gptkbp:result Supreme Court struck down reservation in 2021
temporary reservation granted in 2018
gptkbp:startYear 2016
gptkbp:triggeredBy rape and murder of Kopardi girl in 2016
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maratha_community
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6