<p>Mumbai: A day after Raj Thackeray made 'anti-reservation' remarks, drawing flak from various political strata, veteran Dalit leader Ramdas Athawale, who is a minister in the Narendra Modi cabinet at the Centre, also slammed the MNS President on Tuesday. </p><p>The Union Minister of State for Social Justice asked Thackeray to withdraw the remarks or else Dalits and backward classes will boycott MNS candidates in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.</p><p>"If he doesn't withdraw his remarks, Dalits, Adivasis, and OBCs should boycott MNS candidates in the Assembly polls,” said Athawale.</p>.Will Aaditya Thackeray retain Worli seat as much has changed since 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections?.<p>Thackeray, on Monday, had said, “My position is that locals should be given priority in job opportunities. Why should caste be a factor in this? If the private sector continues to create jobs, we should think about how many people will actually benefit from reservation in government jobs."</p><p>Later, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi founder Prakash Ambedkar, who is the grandson of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, Shivba Sanghatana founder Manoj Jarange-Patil and OBC Sangharsh Sena chief Prof Laxman Hake bit out at the MNS chief and questioned his knowledge about the reservation. </p>
<p>Mumbai: A day after Raj Thackeray made 'anti-reservation' remarks, drawing flak from various political strata, veteran Dalit leader Ramdas Athawale, who is a minister in the Narendra Modi cabinet at the Centre, also slammed the MNS President on Tuesday. </p><p>The Union Minister of State for Social Justice asked Thackeray to withdraw the remarks or else Dalits and backward classes will boycott MNS candidates in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections.</p><p>"If he doesn't withdraw his remarks, Dalits, Adivasis, and OBCs should boycott MNS candidates in the Assembly polls,” said Athawale.</p>.Will Aaditya Thackeray retain Worli seat as much has changed since 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections?.<p>Thackeray, on Monday, had said, “My position is that locals should be given priority in job opportunities. Why should caste be a factor in this? If the private sector continues to create jobs, we should think about how many people will actually benefit from reservation in government jobs."</p><p>Later, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi founder Prakash Ambedkar, who is the grandson of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, Shivba Sanghatana founder Manoj Jarange-Patil and OBC Sangharsh Sena chief Prof Laxman Hake bit out at the MNS chief and questioned his knowledge about the reservation. </p>