Maharashtra Govt accepts all demands of Manoj Jarange Patil

Maratha community will get the rights of OBCs until they get a reservation – Chief Minister
The Government issued a revised ordinance
Manoj Jarange Patil cancels hunger strike in the presence of Chief Minister

Mumbai – After Jarange Patil’s long march from Antarvali Sarati to Navi Mumbai, the State Government issued a draft notification to give Kunbi Certificates to all Marathas and their blood relatives in their family trees whose Kunbi-antecedent records have been found by the State administration. After the midnight discussion on 26th January, the amended ordinance of all their demands has been implemented by the State Government. As the demands were accepted, Manoj Jarange Patil cancelled his hunger strike by drinking fruit juice from the hands of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. On this occasion, Chief Minister Shinde said, “The Maratha community will be given the rights of OBCs and all the concessions of OBCs until reservation.”

Accepted demands regarding Maratha reservation are –

1. Families of all registered people will get a Kunbi Certificate.

2. The demand to inform Manoj Jarange that Certificates have been given to 37 lakh people so far is accepted.

3. Shinde committee will not be cancelled.

4. A certificate will be issued to the blood relatives in their family trees and those whose records are not found, The Certificate will be issued on that basis by sworn statement of next of kin.

5. The subject matter of the ‘curative petition’ is in the Supreme Court. Free education will be provided to all the Maratha community until reservation is available.

6. Government recruitment will be suspended until a reservation is available. If Government recruitment is done, the seats for the Maratha community will be reserved.

Other comments about reservations

The Government will keep its word – Chief Minister Eknath Shinde

I am also a farmer’s son. I can imagine the suffering of the poor people. I took the oath of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and working on completing it. Keeping my word is my modus operandi. The Government will keep its word.