Conspiracy to shoot me during Mumbai march; but won’t surrender: Manoj Jarange
Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil has alleged a conspiracy to assassinate him during his upcoming march to Mumbai. He remains committed to his protest for reservation rights despite government pressure and alleged threats.
Why it matters
The escalating tension between the activist and the state government highlights the volatile nature of the Maratha reservation movement in Maharashtra.
JALNA: Activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Sunday alleged a conspiracy to kill him and disrupt his proposed ‘peaceful’ march to Mumbai over the demand for Maratha reservation, asserting that he would not succumb to pressure.Jarange, whose hunger strike entered its 16th day on Sunday, alleged while addressing supporters and media persons at the protest site in Antarwali Sarati village in Maharashtra’s Jalna district that people linked to the ruling parties could be sent into the march to create chaos and target him."I will accept death, but I will not surrender," he said, adding that the government still had eight days to resolve the issue before the proposed Mumbai agitation."We will have to respond when someone steps on the tail of a snake," Jarange stated, warning that his supporters could politically challenge some ministers.Targeting chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, Jarange alleged that those in power were…
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