MARATHA ACTIVIST Manoj Jarange-Patil on Thursday as soon as once more attacked minister and OBC chief Chhagan Bhujbal, calling him ‘untrustworthy’ and requested the state authorities to not pay heed to his calls for.
”The state authorities is dancing to his (Bhujbal’s) tunes…Devendra Fadnavis ought to perceive his sport plan,” Jarange-Patil instructed reporters in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, the place he’s present process therapy at a non-public hospital.
The activist mentioned the federal government was listening to Bhujbal and altering its stance because the minister is placing strain on the federal government to withdraw the instances towards him. “The federal government is buckling underneath his strain as a result of Bhujbal desires to get all instances towards him withdrawn. He’s making false allegations towards Marathas. He’s deceptive the federal government and authorities is doing injustice to the Maratha group by listenting to him. If the federal government listens to Bhujabl, we is not going to maintain quiet,” he mentioned.
Accusing Bhujbal of being casteist, Bhujbal mentioned, “Bhujbal doesn’t declare his stance concerning the Dhangar agitation…regardless of occupying constitutional put up, he speaks towards Maratha reservation.”
Emphasising that Marathas weren’t concerned in torching properties of leaders in Beed district, the activist mentioned,”I request Fadnavis not to concentrate to him. Marathas weren’t concerned in torching properties in Beed. Even leaders Prakash Solanke and Shirsagar have made it clear that Marathas weren’t concerned. He (Bhujbal) had acted in a film and now he’s deliver that character in politics.”
Urging Dhangar and OBC group to not misunderstand Marathas, Jarange-Patil mentioned,”I need to inform the OBC and Dhangar communities that the entry of Marathas into OBC class is not going to have an effect on their quota of reservation. In each village of Maharashtra, we live peacefully and we must always proceed in the identical vein.”
Underlining that Marathas weren’t towards the progress of OBC group, Jarange-Patil mentioned, ”He (Bhujbal) has demanded that like Sarathi and Annasaheb Patil Arthik Vikas Mahamandal, OBCs also needs to get concessons, funds…There ought to be parity amongst castes…He’s stooping very low.”
Whereas emphasising that Maratha group will get reservation by December 24, Jarange-Patil mentioned, ”We are going to resolve our future plan of action, if the federal government doesn’t grant Maratha reservation, at a gathering of Maratha volunteers, activisits, professionals from completely different fields, consultants and historians at Antarwali-Saraati in Jalna on December 17. We are going to plan one other agitation which can be a peaceable one however a a lot larger one.”
”I cannot impose my views on the group. I don’t do something with out consulting the group. And due to this fact, the route which the agitation will take can be determined by the group members,” he added.
On being requested why is he planning to carry a gathering even earlier than the state authorities takes a name on Maratha reservation, Jarange-Patil mentioned some adversarial occasions have pressured them to name a gathering on December 17.
”Some occasions have made us lose belief within the authorities. For example, the federal government had mentioned that they won’t arrest folks from Antarwali-Saraati however they’ve arrested. The authorities had mentioned that they may withdraw instances towards agitators, that has additionally not occurred.” mentioned Jarange-Patil.