The Maharashtra government is facing criticism from within after its decision last week to allow reservation for the Maratha community under the OBC, or Other Backward Classes, category. Chaggan Bhujbal, a lawmaker from the Ajit Pawar-led faction of the NCP and, crucially, seen as the faction's OBC face, told NDTV he was opposed to the "backdoor entry" to the OBC list, and that he will "raise the voice of the OBCs..."
