Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange has announced a 12-day tour of different parts of Maharashtra from September 30, a move that could mount pressure on the state government. He told the media that he will conclude the tour with a mega gathering of Maratha community members in Antarwali Sarati on October 14, when the 30-day deadline sought by the state government officially ends. The gathering is expected to be held on a 100-acre plot. The tour will commence from Antarwali Sarati and will pass through Ambad, Kumbar Pimpalgaon, Partur, Mantha, Jintur in Jalna district before entering Hingoli district on October 1. The tour will then pass through the interiors of Nanded, Parbhani, Beed, Latur, Dharashiv, Solapur, Ahmednagar, Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Buldhana districts. During these 12 days, we will reach out to the Maratha community members and appeal to them to hold peaceful agitations. We will appeal to them that no one should take any extreme measures nor disrupt peace, Jarange said. Members and leaders of the other backward class (OBC) have opposed the states assurance of recognising Maratha community as Kunbi, a category under the OBCs. Jarange said the OBC community should not fall for the tactics of the politicians, who are trying to cause rift between the Maratha and the OBC communities. He assured that the members and leaders of both communities will sit together and resolve their differences, if any. We also published the following articles recentlyWhy BJPs OBC netas mum on no quota for community: SPThe Samajwadi Party has criticized the BJP for not supporting a demand for OBC quota in the Womens Reservation Bill. The SP plans to launch a campaign to push for OBC quota in the bill, similar to the UP Panchayat polls. SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav questioned why BJP leaders from backward classes were silent on the absence of quota for their communities in the bill. He suggested that OBC quota could be provided based on caste census, but the BJP-led government does not seem inclined towards it. SP MP Jaya Bachchan also called for OBC quota within the bill.Who ordered Maratha lathichargeShiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray criticized the state government for failing to take action against those who ordered the lathicharge on Maratha protesters. He accused the government of ordering lathicharge on various protests across the state without addressing the underlying issues. Thackeray also expressed his support for Congress leader Kamal Nath during a visit to Madhya Pradesh. He criticized the government for its handling of farmer suicides and alleged that the law and order situation in Maharashtra was worsening. Thackeray hinted at the possibility of contesting the state assembly polls from Thane.State govt invites OBC leaders for talksBaban Taywade, the founder of OBC Mahasangh, has called off his planned fast-until-death agitation over the reservation issue in Nagpur. The state government has invited Taywade and other OBC leaders for discussions in Mumbai on September 29. While the agitation has been put on hold, protests will continue until a final solution is found. The meeting will be attended by CM Eknath Shinde, deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar, and other legislators. However, opposition leaders have criticized the government for not inviting legislators from opposition parties. Taywade has accepted the invitation for discussion but demands written assurances from the government.

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