As Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange embarks on his padayatra towards Mumbai, passing through Navi Mumbai, the police issued a traffic advisory on Thursday. Pics/Anurag Ahire
According to the Navi Mumbai Police's traffic advisory, several routes have been diverted for traffic movements and alternate routes have been issued by the traffic police
The Navi Mumbai Police said, "Manoj Jarange Patil has started a walk from Jalna to Mumbai for Maratha reservation. As the said padayatra will also pass from the jurisdiction of Navi Mumbai Police on 25/01/24, a notification has been issued regarding the changes in regular traffic in the Navi Mumbai Police jurisdiction"
Meanwhile, Manoj Jarange appealed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputies to come together and resolve the issue of Maratha quota
Manoj Jarange said that two official delegations met him earlier in the day, but they had nothing new to offer. They were deliberating on the 'same old points'
The activist, who set out on a march towards Mumbai from Jalna district on January 20 with thousands of supporters, is demanding that the state government grant quota to Marathas under the OBC grouping in jobs and education
Manoj Jarange said he has been informed that a larger delegation would be coming to meet him. If that happens, the activist said, they will meet the delegation midway
"On behalf of the Maratha community, I appeal to CM Ekanth Shinde and deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar to come together for discussion and find a solution to the issue," he said
Jarange has announced the launch of an indefinite hunger strike in Mumbai from January 26 if the state government fails to grant the reservation to Marathas in government jobs and education
Jarange had on Wednesday claimed that 54 lakh records have been found in Maharashtra so far identifying members of the Maratha community as Kunbi (OBC sub-caste) and demanded immediate issuance of caste certificates
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