Mangal meeting of Maratha members held to decide candidates

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A clash broke out between some members of the Maratha community during a meeting held here to decide on the upcoming candidates. lok sabha election 2024 From Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, police told PTI.

According to PTI, the meeting was held in the wake of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange’s appeal to his community members to decide among themselves who can be made the candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

According to PTI, Manoj Jarange had recently made this appeal during a meeting held in his native village Antarwali Sarti in Jalna district of Maharashtra.

Following his appeal, members of the Maratha community met at the Maratha temple in HUDCO area of ​​Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city around 11 am. However, while the meeting was going on, a fight broke out between some of the coordinators. The news agency reported on Friday that a video of the incident also went viral.

According to PTI report, a member later told reporters, “We came here to hold talks. A list of probable candidates for the Lok Sabha elections was to be finalized and it was to be sent to Manoj Jarange. But to hold talks Instead the confrontation began.” Well-established people in the community are doing this.”

A person from the Maratha community present at the meeting said, “We have been together since the first silent protest march was taken out (in 2016) under the banner of Maratha Kranti Morcha. But now they are asking us who we are. He used abusive language and that led to a fight,” according to PTI.

When contacted, a senior officer of CIDCO police station said that the situation is now under control and a police team is at the spot.

“The fight took place between two persons and if a complaint is filed in this regard, we will initiate action,” the news agency reported on Friday.

Meanwhile, first, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar News agency PTI had earlier reported that he had held a meeting with Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange regarding the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024 in Jalna district of Maharashtra.

(With PTI inputs)