For the second time in less than a fortnight, Shivba Sanghatana leader Manoj Jarange-Patil exhorted his supporters across Maharashtra to take a vow to defeat all those who are opposing reservations for Maratha, in the forthcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls.
Addressing a huge rally organised as part of his peace march, Jarange-Patil indirectly hit out at both the ruling BJP-led MahaYuti and Opposition MVA and others leaders, including deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, NCP (SP) chief Devendra Fadnavis, Chhagan Bhujbal and Raj Thackeray, on the vexed issue of Maratha reservations.
“Theleaders who have made it big in life and politics are now speaking against the reservation for the poor Marathas. The community people have now seen through this. One Maratha son (referring to himself) has started exposing them and the people are with him,” Jarange-Patil said.
Taking serious exception to BJP leaders’ objections to his criticism of Fadnavis, Jarange-Patil said: “Why Cannot I speak against your leader… Is he your father, when did he become your father? If you think so then the Marathas will not vote for you”.
