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Mumbai: Maratha reservation activists indulged in celebration in Navi Mumbai after Manoj Jarange Patil announced the end of protests on Friday following the Maharashtra Government’s decision to accept their demands. Maratha reservation activist Patil, who is on a hunger strike, stated Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has accepted their demands and the protest is over now. CM Shinde is expected to end Patil’s fast with juice today.
“Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has done a good job. Our protest is now over. Our request has been accepted. We will accept the letter from him. I will drink juice by the hands of the Chief Minister tomorrow (Saturday),” Patil said while addressing a press conference on Friday night.
Referring to the Kunbi certificate demand, in which protesters demanded certificate for 54 lakh people, Patil said that they will be given the certificates soon.
“54 lakh entries were found for our fight. They will be given the certificate soon,” Patil said.
On Friday, Manoj Jarange Patil warned CM Shinde-led government to issue a Government Resolution in regards to the Maratha quota or protesters would march towards Mumbai on Saturday morning if their demands were not met. He also requested the state government to withdraw all the cases lodged against the protesters.
Meanwhile, state minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha stated that the ordinance that was passed has the solution to all the problems. Hence, he urged protesters to end the protest.
“A movement which was going on in Maharashtra for Maratha reservation under the leadership of Manoj Jarange Patil has reached a solution today. The ordinance that was passed today has the solution to all the problems. Manoj Jarange Patil has announced that since the solution has been received, there is no need to continue the protests. CM Eknath Shinde will end Manoj Jarange Patil’s fast with juice. The movement has reached a solution,” Lodha said on Friday.
On May 5, 2021, the Supreme Court invalidated reservations for the Maratha community in colleges, higher educational institutions, and jobs. The court observed that there was no valid justification to exceed the 50 per cent reservation limit while granting Maratha reservations.
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