BJP MLC Lad meets Jarange, appeals for dialogue over Maratha quota issue

JALNA: (May 22) BJP Member of Legislative Council Prasad Lad on Friday met activist Manoj Jarange in Maharashtra’s Jalna district amid the latter’s renewed agitation over Maratha reservation, and called for talks over the issue.

The MLC visited Jarange at the activist’s Antarwali Sarati village, about 400 km from Mumbai. Jarange said he would welcome anyone coming on behalf of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

During the interaction, Lad acknowledged that he and Jarange had earlier shared ideological differences and had publicly criticised each other. However, he said his stand had always been that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had done more for the Maratha community than any other leader in the last 70 years.