Kolhapur: Sakal Maratha Samaj, the outfit that launched a statewide stir three years back, has warned the Fadnavis government that the community would not vote for the BJP if it does not fulfill its promises. They want the government to take some concrete steps before the election code of conduct comes into effect.Rambhau Gaikwad of Sakal Maratha Samaj told the media in Pandharpur that the Fadnavis government was not showing any signs of implementing the promises it made after the agitation. A state-level meeting of Sakal Maratha Samaj was attended by the representatives on Sunday.He added that the government had promised to withdraw the offences registered against around 14,000 men and women for their participation in the agitation but has failed to do so.Further, the government had announced job and a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to 42 people, who died during the agitation. Gaikwad alleged that the government has not taken any step to implement the promise. “CM Fadnavis had promised that concrete steps would be taken once the announcement on reservation was made but nothing had happened,” he said.Gaikwad demanded that government should take prompt decision on the pending demands before model code of conduct comes into force.He has warned that volunteers of the Sakal Maratha Samaj and Maratha Kranti Morcha would undertake statewide tour to appeal to community members to vote against the BJP if the state government does not keep its promises.Sakal Maratha Samaj and Maratha Kranti Morcha were the two organizations, whose massive march across the state has shaken the Fadnavis government. They had demanded reservation for Marathas and death punishment to suspects in Kopardi rape and murder case.

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