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“We are not infringing upon the water rights of any other region. On the other hand, Ahmednagar district has increased its water reservation from upstream areas of Jayakwadi for irrigation needs. It is high time that a movement gets started for water rights of Marathwada for all needs, he said.Among other leaders, Congress MLA Abdul Sattar, BJP MLA Atul Save and Congress MLC Subhash Zambad, also expressed their views on the theme of the event. “We will take up our demands with the state government. We hope that necessary budgetary allocation will be made in next year’s budget for some irrigation schemes of Marathwada,” he said.NCP MLC Satish Chavan called on the different stakeholders from the region to be prepared for an agitation if discussions for water rights do not yield any result.Shiv Sena MLAs Sanjay Shirsath said Aurangabad and Marathwada have been battling for their own water rights..