Maratha reservation protest: Jarange continues to target Devendra Fadnavis
Following criticism from all sides, Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange on Tuesday expressed regret for using derogatory language during the agitation. Although he once again took aim Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Alleged that he has ordered to remove tents at the protest site in Antarwali Sarti village of Jalna district.
Jarange tried to go towards Sarti village between Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in protest, but the police said that no such order to remove the stage or tent had been issued to them.
“Devendra Fadnavis has done Ordered to remove the tent and stage in the intervening Sarati. How can I get medical treatment here (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) if my community is in problem? This is bullying. Don’t we have the right to agitate?” Jarange asked while speaking to reporters at the hospital where he was admitted.
Later, Jarange claimed that he had a phone conversation with the police and they told him that the stage and tent were not being removed.
,Assembly Today (Tuesday) it was told that I had used abusive words during my protest. Using such language was not intentional on my part. This might have happened by mistake. “I take back my words and apologise,” he said.
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar on Tuesday directed the government to set up an SIT and conduct a comprehensive investigation into the controversial comments made by Jarange against Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.
The Maratha reservation protests in the state took an aggressive turn from Sunday after Jarange made several allegations against Devendra Fadnavis and announced that he would march alone to Mumbai to protest outside Fadnavis’ official residence ‘Sagar Bungalow’ in Malabar Hill. have taken. Jarange had used inappropriate words, including communal slurs, against the deputy CM, alleging that Fadnavis tried to kill him and sabotage the movement.
Maratha workers are on a hunger strike demanding reservation for the Maratha community under the Other Backward Class (OBC) category in the state. Notification was issued in January to issue certificates to eligible Kunbi (OBC) Marathas.
In a special session last week, the state legislature unanimously passed a bill providing 10 per cent separate reservation for the Maratha community in education and government jobs.
However, Jarange insisted on quota for Marathas under the OBC category and continued his hunger strike.