Maharashtra Speaker directs govt to set up SIT probe into conspiracy to create unrest in state

Speaker Narwekar instructed the government to conduct a detailed inquiry by setting up a special investigation team (SIT).Fadnavis said in the House that he has no complaints against Jarange.The SIT will investigate whose “script” he is speaking, the deputy CM said.”Jarange may have made wild allegations against me. But the entire Maratha community supports me,” he said.On Monday, Jarange announced he is withdrawing his 17-day-old fast undertaken over the Maratha quota issue, but insisted he would continue his agitation until the Maharashtra government starts issuing Kunbi caste certificates to extended family members of people already having such documents, thereby allowing them to avail reservation benefits.The decision by Jarange, who has launched fast multiple times since August 2023, came a day after he announced a march to Mumbai to press for his demands related to quota in jobs and education for the Maratha community and coincided with the start of the state legislature’s budget session here.At a special session last week, the state legislature unanimously passed a bill providing 10 per cent separate reservation for the Maratha community in education and government jobs.Jarange, however, insisted on quota for the Marathas under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category and had continued his fast.



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