For the first time in a novel form of protest Speaker and MLAs jumped from the secretariat. This has drawn the attention of the CM and others across the country.
The state secretariat in Mumbai witnessed unprecedented scenes on Friday when Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal and three other legislators jumped from the third floor to protest the inclusion of a community in the Scheduled Tribes category.
Zirwal and the three legislators, including a BJP MP, landed safely on a net one floor below which had been installed in 2018 to prevent suicide attempts in the secretariat, which is called the Mantralaya.
Mr Zirwal, who is a member of the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and the three legislators decided to jump from the Mantralaya to oppose the demand for the Dhangar
community being included in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category, which is reportedly being considered by the government. Officials said none of them suffered any injuries.
