Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil has announced on Monday that his candidates will not be contesting in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly election, appealing to all his candidates to withdraw their nominations.
Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil announced on Sunday that for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, candidates would be announced in certain constituencies by his outfit Maratha Kranti Morcha, while any other candidate who is willing to support their demands in writing would be
Prakash Ambedkar has opposed granting Marathas reservation from the OBC quota, urging the government to address their demands separately without affecting OBC rights.
Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Monday accused Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of "dividing" the Maratha community and said that it won't happen as Marathas are "united."
A peace rally was organised in Pune, led by Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, to advocate for the inclusion of the Maratha community in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation category.
Earlier, Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal met National Congress Party (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar and said that the alleged clashes between Maratha and OBC people over reservation can be stopped if all parties come together.
"What 13th July, when the Government makes its role clear regarding Maratha reservation, we will make it clear that what we have to do - whether we have to field our candidate for Vidhan Sabha elections or just make someone lose. We will decide our role in the coming days," Patil said spe
Maharashtra Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal has asserted that the government is not against the Maratha reservation, however, the Other Backward Class (OBC) community should not be "ignored".
Six days after launching his indefinite fast over the reservation issue, Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Thursday suspended his indefinite fast on Thursday and set a deadline for the Maharashtra government to accept the community's demands.
Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Sunday said that he will once again go on a hunger strike from 4th June if the Maratha reservation issue is not resolved by the state government.
The Maharashtra governemnt has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the allegations of conspiracy and violence during the Maratha agitation stir in Maharashtra. Nashik Commissioner of Police Sandeep Karnik will be the head of the SIT.