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Jarange Refuses Water, Treatment as Maratha Quota Strike Continues
Manoj Jarange is protesting to seek reservation benefits for the Maratha community.
His hunger strike reached its eighth day.
He first agreed to take water and receive fluids after government officials appealed to him.
He later stopped accepting water and medical care again.
Jarange says the government has not carried out the promises it made.
The promises included checking records for about 58 lakh people and starting work related to the Hyderabad Gazette.
Government representatives said they would communicate a decision within one or two days.
Jarange says he will continue protesting and may go to Mumbai on September 12.
Manoj Jarange’s hunger strike for Maratha quota entered its eighth day on Saturday.
He refused water, medical treatment and examination at the Antarwali Sarati protest site.
Jarange alleged that Maharashtra had not implemented assurances involving about 58 lakh records.
He said work on the Hyderabad Gazette process and village announcements had not begun.
Jarange plans to proceed to Mumbai on September 12 unless his demands are addressed.
- Who
- Activist Manoj Jarange and the Maharashtra government, including a delegation of state ministers and legislators.
- What
- Jarange intensified his hunger strike for Maratha quota benefits by refusing water and medical treatment.
- Where
- The protest is taking place at Antarwali Sarati in Jalna, Maharashtra.
- When
- The strike entered its eighth day on Saturday, September 5; he has threatened to proceed to Mumbai on September 12.
- Why
- Jarange wants the government to implement assurances concerning Maratha reservation, including Kunbi certificates for eligible Marathas.
Jarange’s position
Government position
Implementation of assurances
Jarange’s position
Jarange alleges that the government has not begun implementing its assurances on records, the Hyderabad Gazette process or village announcements.
Government position
The government says it has traced around 58 lakh Kunbi records and that a decision on the demands would be communicated within one or two days.
Continuing the hunger strike
Jarange’s position
Jarange says he will not end the agitation or accept water and treatment until the demands are implemented on the ground.
Government position
A government delegation appealed to Jarange to end the fast because of his deteriorating health.
Reservation mechanism
Jarange’s position
Jarange is demanding a Government Resolution on Kunbi certificates for eligible Marathas by September 12.
Government position
The government has said it would expedite the issuance of Kunbi certificates based on the traced records.
Key facts
- Protest duration
- The hunger strike entered its eighth day.
- Current action
- Jarange refused water, medical treatment and examination by doctors.
- Records cited
- The government said it had traced around 58 lakh Kunbi records; Jarange said work had not begun.
- Reservation demand
- Jarange wants eligible Marathas to receive Kunbi certificates to access quota under the Other Backward Classes.
- Other demands
- Jarange said work related to the Hyderabad Gazette and public announcements in villages had not started.
- Government timeline
- A government delegation said a decision would be communicated within one or two days.
- Planned escalation
- Jarange said he would proceed to Mumbai on September 12 if his demands were not addressed.
Quotes
Manoj Jarange
Activist leading the Maratha quota protest
“Until the government implements all our demands on the ground, I will not take anything and will not undergo any treatment.”
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Sources
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