Co-guardian minister Ashish Jaiswal interacting with villagers, school authorities and students
Because the dialogue that should have happened with the govt did not take place, “Jarange has taken this decision. Babanrao Taywade, president of OBC Mahasangh, said Jarange’s agitation won’t get people’s support.
However, NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar , who’s in Nagpur, said the govt failed to address Jarange’s concerns. MoS Jaiswal had said Jarange’s march was raking up issues that are not relevant anymore. The state has set up a scrutiny authority like the validity committee, and its job is to verify every document, not to hand out validity certificates when required papers are missing,” said Jaiswal, stressing that protocol is in place and the govt was implementing it. This is being done at someone’s behest, out of malice and prejudice,” said Jaiswal. “Even after the govt clearly stated its position, Jarange is insisting his demands be fulfilled and is holding the people hostage to an agitation,” said Taywade. Even so, Jarange is insisting these be resolved immediately even though govt has clearly said it cannot fulfil them right now,” said Taywade. Whenever anyone sits on a fast, be it a student, a youth, a farmer, a political functionary or a social activist, it is important to engage with them, but the Mahayuti govt has fallen short of engaging with these people,” he said.
“People of Maharashtra have understood how his agitation is turning into a non-issue. He added that leading protests is not the right approach all the time. “If someone believes the process was applied wrongly, they have the right to approach the courts. But creating lawlessness, spreading confusion among people, and speaking against those who have done the most for Maratha community, is not right. He supported the govt’s stand that they have done all that was legally possible to accommodate Jarange’s demands. “The govt keeps saying it has fulfilled almost all the demands, barring a few that are sub-judice. NCP(SP) MLA Pawar pinned the blame on the govt instead.
Holding a protest is a constitutional right,” he said. Pawar also questioned the police’s refusal to grant Jarange permission to hold a protest. “The govt normally gives the nod with riders. Why is permission being denied now?