Manoj Jarange
Power is not permanent,” he said, while alluding to the 2029 assembly elections. Jarange also announced a fresh initiative to trace Kunbi lineage records, appealing to scholars proficient in Modi and Persian scripts to register between Sept 23 and 27.
One day your govt too will be voted out, and then we too will be vindictive,” Jarange said, reacting to an ED complaint filed by his opponents and the alleged financial scrutiny of his associates. Shiv Sena district president and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar deputy mayor Rajendra Janjal said Jarange appeared to have developed serious misunderstandings about deputy CM Shinde. Shindeji has supported the Maratha reservation cause wholeheartedly from the beginning,” he said. The Maratha community will not compromise on reservation,” he said. On the alleged scrutiny of those funding the agitation, Jarange said financially well-off members of the community were merely helping poorer protesters participate in the movement. “If economically stronger Marathas are supporting those who cannot afford to join the agitation, why should that attract govt action?” he asked. “Two experts in Modi script and two in Persian script will be appointed in every taluka in Marathwada to assist in identifying historical and genealogical records linked to the Kunbi community,” he said.
A Sena office bearer dismissed the allegation as a misunderstanding. “Should no one support the Maratha movement? Will you send everyone who stands with protesters to jail? Remember, govts change. “We will work to clear the misunderstandings. Dismissing fears of legal action, Jarange asserted that neither he nor the Maratha community would back down on the reservation demand. “Even if I am sent to jail, I will not bow.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar : Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Tuesday launched his sharpest attack yet on deputy chief minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde , accusing him of using central agencies like Enforcement Directorate (ED) to intimidate supporters of the Maratha reservation movement. “The Marathas helped elevate Shinde politically, but today action is being taken against the same community.