OBC activist Laxman Hake, who has announced a march to Mumbai to safeguard OBC reservation, warned BJP against what he termed its overt support to Manoj Jarange
OBC activist Laxman Hake, who has announced a march to Mumbai to safeguard OBC reservation, warned BJP against what he termed its overt support to Jarange.
OBC leader Manoj Ghodke of the Mahatma Phule Samata Parishad said the state should not bow to pressure tactics. It should demonstrate that Maharashtra is governed by democratic principles and Constitution of India,” Ghodke said. “Govt must not succumb to mobocracy and accept Jarange’s demands. “BJP has rolled out a red carpet for Jarange.
Hake further alleged that BJP-led Mahayuti govt was seeking to consolidate Maratha votes by appeasing Jarange while neglecting the interests of more than 400 OBC sub-castes.
The OBC community, which has stood firmly behind BJP, will not forgive this,” he said. “If Marathas are accommodated within the OBC quota, there will be no OBC reservation left in Maharashtra,” he said, urging govt not to allow Jarange’s proposed entry into Mumbai during the Ganesh festival, claiming it could trigger law-and-order concerns. If it continues to do so, the party will be finished in Maharashtra.