Jarange, while accusing the Maharashtra government of failing to fulfil its promises to the Maratha community, said he will sit on a fresh hunger strike in Mumbai on August 29
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange. File pic
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Parinay Fuke on Tuesday slammed Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange for criticising Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and alleged that he has lost his credibility, news agency PTI reported.
Jarange, while accusing the Maharashtra government of failing to fulfil its promises to the Maratha community, said he will sit on a fresh hunger strike in Mumbai on August 29.
Last week, he accused Fadnavis of working towards ending the political careers of Maratha leaders in the government, including Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
Speaking to reporters in Nagpur, Fuke, who is a Member of Legislative Council (MLA), claimed, "Just like frogs that come out during rains, Jarange makes an appearance only when elections are in the offing. He has lost his credibility. His remote control is in NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar's hands."
The BJP leader pointed out that Fadnavis was the first CM to grant reservation to Marathas.
"Perhaps Jarange does not want the Marathas to get a reservation. Perhaps he wants to create a rift between Marathas and other communities," he alleged.
Earlier in Dharashiv, state minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil also hit out at Jarange, questioning why he only targeted the CM and did not object to Pawar's public stance that Marathas cannot be given reservation.
"Will you get the quota by criticising Fadnavis? It was Fadnavis who gave you a reservation that lasted till the Supreme Court struck it down. The MVA government's incompetence, including leaders like Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar, caused the loss," Vikhe Patil questioned.
Jarange has been demanding the recognition of all Marathas as Kunbis, an agrarian caste listed under the Other Backward Classes category and reservation for the politically dominant community in government jobs and education.
Elocution competition on theme “Voice of Devendra” at Savitribai Phule Pune University cancelled after protests
An elocution competition based on the theme “Voice of Devendra” at Savitribai Phule Pune University has been called off following protests by the student union and activists.
The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) and other student activists objected to the university for allowing the competition, alleging it aimed at promoting an individual along with pushing a particular ideology.
Following the uproar over “Voice of Devendra,” which protestors claimed was based on Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, university officials stated that the scheduled program has been cancelled. “The university has no role as it had not organised the competition. It was a Nashik-based organisation that planned the event on campus. We have cancelled the program,” one of the officials told the media.
Meanwhile, student activists opposing the event said the campus is not the place for such activities. “Politics should be kept out of student campuses. It can be done outside the university. If at all someone wants to hold any events, they should be educational, informative, and based on merit, not to promote any particular leader or ideology,” said one of the protesting student activists.
(With PTI inputs)
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