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Maharashtra govt scraps Muslim quota; Congress calls it 'vengeful'

Maharashtra's Congress party has labelled the state government's decision to cancel a 2014 order granting reservation to Muslims as an act of vengeance. The government maintains the move is merely procedural, as the quotas were not effectively in place. The Nationalist Congress Party (SP) also opposes the cancellation.

19 Feb 2026 12:52 am