Raigad, 27 June (HS): The Action Committee Opposing Sub-Section

Category in ST Category Reservation has planned a Morcha (March) at in Mumbai

on March 30.

Addressing a press conference on Saturday at Azad

Maidan, representatives of Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh, Republican Singh

Chief Anandraj Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ambedkar of Bharatiya Bouddha Mahasabha,

Ex-Minister Rajkumar Badole, Ex-Minister Babanrao Gholap, and Ex-MLA Baburao

Mane raised objection against the proposed categorisation of Scheduled Caste

community based on caste and is against the spirit of the Constitution and

social framework. The report of BARTI (Babasaheb Ambedkar Research and Training

Institution). The report favours only one caste of the 59 castes in the ST

category. The report has been accepted by the State Government on April 9.

2026. However, it has not been made public as yet.

As per census of 2011 the population of ST community

has increased and large number of vacant reserved posts under ST category have

not been filled. Further categorisation of ST communities will cause injustice

to a large number of people in this category.

The morcha in protest will start from Metro Cinema

at 11.30 am and will move through Bombay Hospital and Marine Lines Railway

Station to Vidhan Bhavan.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar