Govt to implement HC directives on Maratha agitation, says CM Fadnavis

The Maharashtra government will implement the Bombay High Court HC directives regarding the Manoj Jarangeled Maratha quota protest Chief Minister CM Devendra Fadnavis said on MondayHe also said the administration is deliberating on legal options to resolve the standoff over the Maratha quota demandThe CMrsquos assurance comes shortly after the HC observed that Jarange and his supporters had prima facie violated the conditions of the protestA bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Gautam Ankhad noted that as the protesters do not have valid permission to continue the stir it expects the state government to follow the due procedure laid down in law by taking appropriate steps The court also stated that the government must ensure no additional protesters as claimed by Jarange enter the city henceforthThe government will implement the High Court directives Fadnavis told reporters in Pune rejecting the claim that law and order had collapsedThere have been sporadic incidents related to Maratha demonstrations which have been cleared by police within minutes he addedHe said the court had observed certain violations regarding the permissions granted for the protest in Mumbai I was travelling so I do not know exactly what the court observed I got to know that the court has observed that some violations have taken place regarding the permissions given to the protest in Mumbai The court has expressed displeasure over whatever is happening on the roads of Mumbai he explainedOn resolving the protest Fadnavis said Discussions cant take place on the mic and we should know whom to hold talks with We are not adamantHe further stated that legal options on the demands of the protesters were discussed in a meeting chaired by him this morning with his deputies Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde We deliberated all the legal options and worked to find legal solutions which will withstand in court he saidPune On the Maratha Reservation agitation Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis says What I understood is that the court has said that where permission was given and with the conditions attached those conditions were violated The court has expressed strong displeasure overhellip pictwittercomTPy0mfadVumdash ANI ANI September 1 2025What I understood is that the court has said that where permission was given and with the conditions attached those conditions were violated The court has expressed strong displeasure over this and has issued certain directions It is the responsibility of the administration to follow those directions and the administration will duly complyrdquo said CM FadnavisHe also informed that a meeting was held on Monday during which the state reviewed all the legal options within the framework of the lawCondemning the harassment of women journalists CM Fadnavis said ldquoThe kind of attacks on journalists and the harassment of women journalists are completely wrong This in some way tarnishes the movement itself I appeal to the opposition leaders including Supriya Sule that one should not take political advantage of such social issues They must ask themselves why the Maratha community is so angry today Was a solution found during their tenure Was a solution found even during the twoandahalfyear government in betweenJarange has been on a hunger strike since August 29 at Azad Maidan in South Mumbai seeking Kunbi status for Marathas which would allow them to avail quota benefits as Kunbis are part of the Other Backward Classes OBCFadnavis also rejected claims that shops near Azad Maidan were asked to shut to prevent protesters from getting foodShops were shut because of the ruckus created by agitators on the streets Shopkeepers have been asked to open their premises and assured of police presence he addedWith PTI and ANI inputs