Maharashtra Ministers Plead with Fasting OBC Activists to End Agitation

Three Maharashtra ministers and an MLC met with fasting OBC activists Laxman Hake and Navnath Waghmare to urge them to end their agitation. The activists demanded written assurances that the OBC quota won't be diluted. Discussions are planned with the Maharashtra government in Mumbai.

Three Maharashtra ministers and a member of the legislative council on Friday met OBC activists Laxman Hake and Navnath Waghmare at Wadigodri village in Jalna district, urging them to end their nine-day fast.

The high-profile delegation included ministers Atul Save, Uday Samant, and Girish Mahajan, along with MLC Gopichand Padalkar and newly-elected Shiv Sena MP Sandipan Bhumre. During the visit, Mahajan called up Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and facilitated their conversation with the protestors.

Even with promises of a meeting between OBC leaders and the government, Hake and Waghmare insisted on a written assurance that the OBC quota would remain unaffected and continued their agitation. They demanded clarity on various points, especially the issuance of Kunbi certificates to Marathas, which has caused significant unrest.

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