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Otherwise, the community under the ageis of Maharashtra Dhangar Samaj Araikshan Ammalbajavni Samiti (the committee formed to ensure implementation of reservation for dhangars) will resort to state wide agitation on September 30,” said Shevale. Aurangabad: Members of the dhangar community on Monday staged demonstrations in front of the district collectorate reiterating their demand for reservation along the lines of scheduled tribes (ST).Dressed in traditional attire some activists beat drums to draw the government’s attention.Activists led by Lahu Shevale and Subhash Mane made a representation to the district collector, drawing his attention to the announcement made by the chief minister Devendra Fadnaivis, prior to the state assembly election. He had said that the dhangars would be given reservation if his party came to power.The activists said BJP has completed four years in power and yet the promises made to the community still have not been met.“The community is under the impression that that the government is deliberately avoiding the issue under some pretext or the other,” said Shevale.He said that the drums were beaten in front of the collectorate to send a message that the community is keeping a watch on the government’s moves.Shevale said that the community has been deprived of reservation for 65 years despite being a scheduled tribe.“We have demanded the government take a decision to treat dhangars as an ST community by September 21..