MUMBAI: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Friday made a fresh demand that the Maharashtra government amend its free education policy to include all Marathas until the benefit of reservation becomes available for the entire community. He and his supporters would enter Mumbai on Saturday for their planned protest at Azad Maidan ground if their demands were not met by tonight, he warned.
Addressing a rally at Shivaji Chowk in Vashi area of Navi Mumbai , Jarange said he will stay put for the day. “I am taking a step backward,” the 40-year-old activist said, adding that he had stopped having food from Friday and was taking only water. “If an ordinance (to meet his various demands) is not promulgated tonight, I will come to Mumbai tomorrow,” he said.
“I will take decision on going to Azad Maidan (in Mumbai) tomorrow at noon. Once I set out, there will be no turning back,” the activist warned. The free education policy should be amended so that boys also get free education besides girls, and all Marathas should get free education from KG to PG (kindergarten to postgraduation) until the entire community gets reservation, he said. He has sought data of the 37 lakh Kunbi certificates issued by the state government, Jarange further said.
Addressing a rally at Shivaji Chowk in Vashi area of Navi Mumbai , Jarange said he will stay put for the day. “I am taking a step backward,” the 40-year-old activist said, adding that he had stopped having food from Friday and was taking only water. “If an ordinance (to meet his various demands) is not promulgated tonight, I will come to Mumbai tomorrow,” he said.
“I will take decision on going to Azad Maidan (in Mumbai) tomorrow at noon. Once I set out, there will be no turning back,” the activist warned. The free education policy should be amended so that boys also get free education besides girls, and all Marathas should get free education from KG to PG (kindergarten to postgraduation) until the entire community gets reservation, he said. He has sought data of the 37 lakh Kunbi certificates issued by the state government, Jarange further said.
