Manoj Jarange’s health deteriorates, the Maratha community turns aggressive

Various parts of the State closed

Manoj Jarange’s deteriorating health condition

Jalna, Maharashtra – The health condition of Maratha quota agitation spearhead Manoj Jarange, whose indefinite fast entered the fifth day on Wednesday, is deteriorating, but he is not allowing doctors to examine him, an activist close to him said. Jarange has been observing the indefinite fast at his native Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna District of Maharashtra demanding inclusion of the Maratha community into the Other Backward Class (OBC) grouping. Due to this, his condition has deteriorated in the last few days. Patil’s nose is bleeding due to low water level in his body. As his health deteriorated, the Maratha organisations became aggressive. They have called a bandh in various parts of the State.

Baramati and Alandi closed

Protests are being held across the State to support Jarange’s hunger strike. As part of this, the Maratha community called for a ‘Bandh’ at ‘Devachi Alandi’ in Pune. Alandi residents responded to it. Alandi which is also known as ‘Alankapuri’, the residence of Warkaris, was deserted, while Solapur, Manmad, Beed, Baramati have also felt the effects of the ‘Bandh’ called by the Maratha community. The ‘Bandh’ has received a good response in the urban areas of these Districts. The response to the ‘Bandh’ in rural areas has been mixed.

‘Bandh’ has been observed in Baramati city and Baramati taluka by ‘Maratha Kranti Morcha’. “Since there is a weekly market in the city today, this ‘Bandh’ will be supported only till noon on behalf of the traders’ federation and the traders should open their shops after noon”, the ‘Vyapari Mahasangh’ has appealed. The ‘Bandh’ has also received response in Indapur, Daund and Purandar.

Mixed response in Ahilyanagar city

‘Bandh’ has been called in Ahilyanagar City and Taluk. Along with this, strict shutdown was observed in Karjat, Parner and Jamkhed Talukas. A ‘Bandh’ was observed in the city and taluka for the demands of ‘Convert the notification into law, incorporate the same into law as the notification’.

‘Bandh’ call in North Solapur

A ‘Bandh’ was called in North Solapur on 14th February. ‘Bandh’ has also been called by Maratha community members in Kondi village of Solapur. All the shops in the village were closed since morning, only milk and essential services were running. The position of the Maratha brothers is that ‘Reservation should be done following the word given by the Government’.

Beed District is closed, Police issue ban on gathering

The entire Beed District was shut down on 14th February on behalf of the entire Maratha community over the issue of Maratha reservation. As a precautionary measure gathering ban order was imposed in entire Beed on behalf of the District administration. All markets in Beed were closed and there was heavy Police presence.