Manoj Jarange Patil gives Maharashtra government two day ultimatum for reservation

…health As his indefinite hunger strike entered its eighth day, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil intensified his agitation by refusing water, intravenous fluids and any medical treatment. Jarange-Patil said, “ I will accept no medical intervention until the government implements my demands for Maratha reservation on the ground. There will be no treatment until there is action. ” Jarange-Patil took the decision late Friday night, accusing the government of failing to honour its assurances within the promised deadline. He wants the issuance of Kunbi caste certificates to be started immediately,…

…to Marathas on the basis of the 5.8 million Kunbi records identified by the government. Water resources minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, who heads the cabinet sub-committee on Maratha reservation, said on Thursday, “ More than 7.5 lakh Maratha youth have been recruited for government jobs in the last three years. The state government has also issued 14.24 lakh Kunbi certificates. ” Also Read I Maharashtra FDA suspends licences of two more food establishments in Mumbai Genesis of the agitation The Maratha community – estimated at over 30% of the state’s population – has for decades demanded…

…demand for Maratha met Virendra Pawar, coordinator of Sakal Maratha Samaj, which played a key role in organising the 58 silent marches, described the past three years as a period of significant gains for the movement. “ Every time he (Jarange) sat on an indefinite hunger strike the movement moved forward. Despite the aggressive nature of the agitations, not a single life was lost. He believes that no battle should be given up ,” he said. - ABOUT THE AUTHORSurendra P GanganSurendra P. Gangan is an Associate Editor with the Mumbai Edition of the Hindustan Times, covering politics, social and economic issues, and Maharashtra affairs. With more…

…Resolution (GR) accepting all his demands before he ends his strike. He also demanded that the issuance of Kunbi certificates should begin immediately and gave the government two days to implement his demands. “ We are open to talks, but the strike will not be called off until the GR is issued in this regard. The government can take two days, but after that we will start marching towards Mumbai, where the protest will be held on a large scale ,” he said. BJP leader and legislator Prasad Lad, who met Jarange at Antarwali Sarati on Wednesday night, said the process of issuing Kunbi certificates would begin from Thursday. He said a delegation of the ministers…