OBC activist Mangesh Sasane
Entire state is seeing that Maharashtra is being held captive due to the stubbornness of one person,” Sasane said. We will pay even if our lives are lost; now let’s see whether govt wants to listen only to Manoj Jarange or to OBCs as well,” he said.
He said the OBC community would continue its agitation until its concerns are heard. The parallel agitation has created a politically sensitive situation in Antarwali Sarati, with two groups staking claims over reservation rights while demanding govt intervention. Sasane argued that several smaller OBC communities continue to struggle for basic documentation and recognition while govt remains focused on addressing Maratha demands. “Why do you give such special treatment to only one community (Maratha)? You understand the language of hunger strike. That is why we are also starting a hunger strike here now. “We are going on this hunger strike for our rights.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Antarwali Sarati witnessed a tense face-off on Sunday as OBC activists began a counter hunger strike less than a kilometre from Manoj Jarange’s protest site, challenging the Maratha reservation demands and putting state govt under pressure from two opposing camps in the same village.