Manoj Jarange, who was on hunger strike for Maratha reservation, broke his fast after the government accepted the demands. He said that today is Diwali for us. Our society has won. The Maratha people have won.
Maratha Quota: Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarang ended his indefinite fast at Azad Maidan after accepting the government proposal (GR) submitted by the Maharashtra Cabinet Sub-Committee. During this time he had tears in his eyes and described it as “Diwali” for the community. While carrying the ambulance from the picket site, he said,
Maratha Vijay Jhala today Vijay Jhala, Sukhi Jhala (Maratha has won today and we are happy).
Manoj Jarange said- Today is Diwali for us
Jarang said, “Today is Diwali for us, because we found what we wanted.” The protesters performed Ganpati Aarti for thanking God. Jarang said that after Aarti, the protests would formally terminate.
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil thanked Jarange
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, head of the cabinet sub -committee, thanked Jarang for accepting the government’s proposal and breaking his fast by drinking juice. In a post on X, Vikhe Patil spoke about the discussion of the Maharashtra State Cabinet Subcommittee regarding the demands raised by Jarange Patil. Said that the government is “taking positive steps for the just demands of the Maratha community”.
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The post wrote, “There was a detailed discussion regarding the demands raised in the movement of Manoj Jarange Patil in the meeting of the Maharashtra State Cabinet sub-committee. The government is taking positive steps for the just demands of the Maratha community. The decision-making process was discussed in this regard.”
Jarange went on hunger strike for 5 days
The hunger strike at Azad Maidan of Maratha reservation activist Jarang entered its fifth day on Tuesday. Earlier, the Maratha Kota case was postponed by the Bombay High Court on Wednesday. It said that he expects some development till then.
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Advocate Satish Maneshinde, who represents Jarang Patil, has issued a statement appealing to his supporters not to create any traffic problems and gather more than 5,000.