No headway appeared in sight as the talks between Maratha quota agitation leader Manoj Jarange and a government-appointed delegation ended inconclusively in Mumbai .
As reported by PTi, Jarange also slammed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for sending former Justice Sandeep Shinde, who heads the committee set up by the state government to expedite the process of granting reservation to the Marathas, to hold parleys with him.
“It is not the job of Justice Shinde to issue a Government Resolution (GR) announcing grant of reservation to Marathas,” Jarange said, vowing to continue with his two-day-old hunger strike at the Azad Maidan in south Mumbai.
The government deputed the delegation earlier in the day to hold talks with the Maratha leader, who launched this latest round of protest on Friday at the sprawling Azad Maidan, with thousands of Maratha community members drawn from across the state thronging the area to extend their support.
Jarange has been demanding a 10 per cent quota for Marathas under the OBC category. He wants Marathas to be recognised as Kunbis – an agrarian caste included in the OBC category – which will make them eligible for reservation in government jobs and education.
