Manoj Jarange
It also states that more than 90% of cases registered against Maratha agitators have already been withdrawn. “If the Maratha community had been included in the OBC category while implementing the Mandal Commission recommendations in 1994, the current reservation issue would not have arisen. Stay updated with the latest Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar news.
His hunger strike entered its fifth day even as a govt delegation led by ministers Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and Uday Samant said a detailed action-taken draft had been sent to him through senior district officials. Just don’t try to break our agitation,” Jarange said. It is the sin of the then chief minister,” Vikhe Patil said, without naming Pawar, who headed state govt at the time. You are doing the same thing,” he said. Vikhe Patil said govt remained open to dialogue, while Samant said the draft had been formally conveyed to Jarange through the Jalna district administration. After Lad’s visit, Jarange agreed to take water and IV fluids, but said that hunger strike will continue.
He insisted on written assurances and implementation of all demands before ending his agitation. “First ensure implementation of all the demands raised by us in the draft. He also warned that Maratha community members would march to Mumbai in phases if the demands were not met. The draft promises measures such as displaying Kunbi records at gram panchayat offices, forming village-level scrutiny committees, monitoring implementation through divisional commissioners, action against officials delaying certificates and an early review of caste-verification cases. Amid the standoff, Vikhe Patil reignited the political battle over the reservation issue by indirectly blaming NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar . Jarange hit back, saying past mistakes could not be used to justify present inaction. “Suppose they ruined our community in the past. Who is stopping this govt now? The agitation sparked sporadic protests elsewhere, with activists allegedly attempting to block the Dhule-Solapur highway near Padalshingi toll plaza. Police intervened before traffic was disrupted. Activist’s conversation with collector An animated conversation between Jarange and Jalna district collector Ashima Mittal — who had personally reached out to persuade the quota activist — raised eyebrows. The controversy deepened later when Jarange, while addressing the media in the collector’s presence, used abusive language against politicians. Maratha leader Vinod Patil subsequently urged Jarange to be more restrained and mindful of his language, particularly when a woman officer was seated beside him. Download the TOI App.
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil Manoj Jarange Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil Manoj Jarange Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar : Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange remained firm on his indefinite fast on Wednesday, rejecting state govt’s draft on the actions taken. Meanwhile, BJP MLC Prasad Lad reached the protest site late on Wednesday in an effort to break the deadlock between govt and the quota activist.