Fulfill our demands in four days: Manoj Jarange to govt

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Wednesday said that the Maharashtra government should fulfill the demands of the Maratha community in four days reported the PTIManoj Jarange also said that if the demands were not fulfilled the government shall face consequences in the coming Maharashtra assembly elections 2024 as per the PTISpeaking at his Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district he said the community will not forgive the Shiv SenaBJPNCP government in the state if its demands were not metFulfill our demands in the next four days otherwise you will have to face serious repercussions in the electionsMarathas will not forgive you he said the news agency reportedManoj Jarange had on Tuesday launched a fresh indefinite fast sixth in a span of over a year to press the demand of reservations for the Marathas under the Other Backward Classes OBC categoryHe began the stir from midnight at his native Antarwali Sarati village of Jalna district in MaharashtraAddressing reporters before his agitation Manoj Jarange accused the Maharashtra government of not giving reservation to the community deliberately and said the Marathas were giving once more chance to Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to resolve the quota issueHe also warned the ruling parties that they will have to face the consequences in the upcoming assembly elections if the communitys demands are not metManoj Jarange has been demanding implementation of the draft notification that recognises Kunbis as sage soyare blood relatives of Maratha community members and granting reservation to the latter under the Other Backward Classes OBC categoryHe said he also wants cases registered against several members of the Maratha community during his agitation earlier to be withdrawnThe Maratha community is important to me but the government is not giving reservation deliberately Moreover they say that we are speaking a political languageNow I will no longer make political statements but we are giving one more chance to Deputy CM Fadnavis to resolve the issue he said as per the PTIThe leaders who support Fadnavis should talk to him The community is watching who is going to provide reservation the activist saidMy community doesnt want to enter politics But if the demands are not met dont blame me for the consequences in the upcoming assembly elections Give reservation and I will not make political statements But dont blame me for what will happen in the upcoming elections if we dont get reservation he addedThe notification of sage soyare should be implemented immediately Manoj Jarange said according to the PTIQuestioning the governments inaction over the draft sage soyare notification he sought implementation of gazettes from the erstwhile princely states of Hyderabad and Satara and Bombay PresidencyThese documents recognised Marathas as Kunbis he saidwith PTI inputs