Activist Manoj Jarange on wednesday asked the maharashtra government to clarify whether it is ready togive reservation to the entire maratha community or not. He also asked the government why it neededmore time to give reservation. To put pressure on the demand for maratha reservation, Jarange, who wassitting on an indefinite fast in his native Antarwali village of Jalna district, asked the state government howmuch time it needed to fulfill the demand.
He also asked the government to come to the protest site and hold talks. Jarange made this comment afterthe government organized an all-party meeting in mumbai during the day to discuss the Marathareservation issue. After the meeting, chief minister Eknath Shinde urged Jarange to end his fast andcooperate with the government. Shinde said that the state needs some time to prepare for the curativepetition filed in the supreme Court. He said that the government needs time to come up with legalmodalities to implement reservation. Referring to Shinde's statement, Jarange said, “I do not want to knowthe details of what happened during the all-party meeting. The government says it needs time. Thegovernment should tell how much time it needs and also tell what is the problem in giving reservation tothe maratha community. Then we will think about it.”He said that the government should have realized this earlier and asked for more time. Jarange said, “Butthe government starts asking for time after 8-10 days of my agitation. They should explain in detail whatthey are going to do.” Meanwhile, ncp (Sharad Pawar) leader Supriya Sule said that the government hasfailed to resolve the issue of maratha reservation. Sule told reporters in mumbai, “This is the failure of thestate government to deal with the issues of the maratha community. This is a corrupt and fake triple enginegovernment, which is continuously lying to the people and has been doing so.”He said, “Due to the generosity of maratha activist Manoj Jarange, the government got 10 days additionaltime, whereas the government was demanding 30 days (to implement reservation for the community).When the government demanded 30 days, what was it thinking?” Sule said, “There are around 200 MLAswith the government and 300 bjp members in the Lok Sabha, but still they are not able to resolve theissue.”
He also asked the government to come to the protest site and hold talks. Jarange made this comment afterthe government organized an all-party meeting in mumbai during the day to discuss the Marathareservation issue. After the meeting, chief minister Eknath Shinde urged Jarange to end his fast andcooperate with the government. Shinde said that the state needs some time to prepare for the curativepetition filed in the supreme Court. He said that the government needs time to come up with legalmodalities to implement reservation. Referring to Shinde's statement, Jarange said, “I do not want to knowthe details of what happened during the all-party meeting. The government says it needs time. Thegovernment should tell how much time it needs and also tell what is the problem in giving reservation tothe maratha community. Then we will think about it.”He said that the government should have realized this earlier and asked for more time. Jarange said, “Butthe government starts asking for time after 8-10 days of my agitation. They should explain in detail whatthey are going to do.” Meanwhile, ncp (Sharad Pawar) leader Supriya Sule said that the government hasfailed to resolve the issue of maratha reservation. Sule told reporters in mumbai, “This is the failure of thestate government to deal with the issues of the maratha community. This is a corrupt and fake triple enginegovernment, which is continuously lying to the people and has been doing so.”He said, “Due to the generosity of maratha activist Manoj Jarange, the government got 10 days additionaltime, whereas the government was demanding 30 days (to implement reservation for the community).When the government demanded 30 days, what was it thinking?” Sule said, “There are around 200 MLAswith the government and 300 bjp members in the Lok Sabha, but still they are not able to resolve theissue.”
