Maratha Kranti Morcha starts agitation for Koshyari’s ouster
MUMBAI: With the controversy over “Shivaji’s insult” refusing to die down, Maratha Kranti Morcha (MKM) has decided to mount pressure on the Shinde-fadnavis government for removal of Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari by holding protests.
The outfit has started its agitation outside residences of ministers and MLAS of the ruling parties in an attempt to embarrass the Shindefadnavis government. On Sunday, the activists from the community held a protest outside state cooperation minister Atul Save’s residence in Aurangabad.
Save, who is a BJP MLA from Aurangabad East assembly constituency, met the protestors and heard their demand. He also assured them to pass on their sentiments to the chief minister Eknath Shinde and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.
The activists from the outfit gathered outside Save’s residence in the morning. They played drums to register their protest and raised slogans, “Rajyapal hatao, Maharashtra bachao,” (remove Governor, save Maharashtra).
MKM is an apex body of several Maratha outfits in the state. It had played a significant role in holding huge protests demanding reservation for the Maratha community in government jobs and education in 2018.
Vinod Patil, who was leading the morcha in Aurangabad, said, “The protest is being held to register our strong displeasure against Chhatrapati Shivaji’s insult. The minister has assured us of action against the governor.”
Koshyari created a controversy when he said that King Shivaji was a past idol and now the state has new idols from BR Ambedkar to Nitin Gadkari.