Narayangad’s Mathadipati Mahant Shivaji Maharaj visits Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Wednesday, the 12th day of indefinite hunger strike
Samant said, “Of 3,17,569 applications received across Marathwada’s eight districts, a total of 3,16,977 certificates had been issued, while 548 applications were rejected and 44 remained pending. ” The ministers said they had met four individuals whose certificates had been cancelled and whose cases were highlighted by Jarange, informing them of legal remedies available to secure certificates. Industry minister Uday Samant and BJP MLC Prasad Lad, at a joint press conference in Mumbai, rejected allegations that the administration was deliberately delaying caste verification and certificate issuance.
If such a system exists, it should be dismantled,” he said. Maintaining that govt remained open to dialogue, Samant said it had taken significant steps to resolve the issue and would share details with Jarange in an effort to persuade him to end his fast. “The officials are doing their work properly. Someone may be creating misunderstandings in Jarange’s mind.
Samant said a review meeting of police officers, district collectors and sub-divisional officers was held on Tuesday to examine Jarange’s allegations against officials.