Shivba Sangathan president Manoj Jarange-Patil toughened his stand on the maratha reservation issue and
stopped drinking water again on wednesday, the eighth day of his indefinite hunger strike, warning that
the government will have to data-face the consequences. Due to deteriorating health, on the appeal of his
supporters, he started drinking water from Monday. Speaking to the media lying on his mattress on a stage
here, a looking weak Jarange-Patil vowed that he would not back down until full reservation is given to the
Maratha community under the Kunbi caste, for which He has been agitating since 29th August.
Maharashtra government warned
Surrounded by hundreds of worried villagers and her team, Jarange-Patil said, The people of Maharashtra
are deeply angry with the government's delaying tactics... Documentary evidence is available, yet we are
being denied reservation. On wednesday evening, he said that the maharashtra government was trying to
waste time by asking for more time to fulfill the demands of the Marathas. He said that Chief Minister
Eknath Shinde, Deputy chief minister devendra fadnavis and ajit pawar will have to data-face the
consequences of their actions.
CM Shinde had called the meeting
Due to deteriorating health, he bowed to the appeal of the people of Antarwali-Sarti village and
surrounding villages and started drinking water on Monday. A day later he also accepted a glass of water
from Chhatrapati Shrimant Shahu Maharaj – the 12th direct descendant of Chhatrapati shivaji Maharaj –
but also made it clear that if the maratha quota was not announced before november 1, he would again
leave the water. Will give. In Mumbai, chief minister Eknath Shinde called an all-party meeting in the
morning, in which 32 top leaders were present.
What happened in the all party meeting?
A resolution was unanimously adopted at the meeting, declaring that reservation would be given to the
Maratha community, but the government needed time to sort out the legal intricacies and ensure that it was
implemented. Allaying the apprehensions of the OBCs, Shinde assured that the maratha quota will be
given without tampering with the reservation available to any other community.