Watch: Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal jumps from 3rd floor of Mantralaya, lands on safety net
In a shocking incident, tribal leader and Maharashtra Deputy Speaker Narhari Zirwal jumped off the third floor of the state secretariat on Friday and landed on the safety net. Zirwal, along with other tribal MLAs, jumped from the third floor of the ‘Mantralaya’ building to protest against reservations being granted to the Dhangar community under the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category.
Luckily, Zirwal and other tribal lawmakers, including a BJP MP landed on the safety net one floor below, which broke their fall and prevented a potentially fatal outcome. The safety net had been installed in 2018 to prevent suicide attempts from the secretariat building.
Videos of the incident shared on social media showed police and security officials rescuing the politicians from the safety nets.
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Maharashtra Bjp Narendra Modi’s alliance partner NCP Ajit Pawar faction MLA Narhari Zirwal(Dpty speaker) jumped from the third floor of the Mantralaya building after landing on the safety net. The incident took place during a protest led by tribal legislators against the… pic.twitter.com/RUGotd8FSO
— Pritesh Shah (@priteshshah_) October 4, 2024
VIDEO | Maharashtra Assembly Deputy Speaker Narhari Sitaram Zirwal jumped from the third floor of #Mantralaya building. He was saved by the safety net. Zirwal drastic action came amidst ongoing protest against the ST (Scheduled Tribe) reservation demanded by the Dhangar… pic.twitter.com/AofmgIwbz3
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 4, 2024
Narhari Zirwal, an MLA of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction, along with three other legislators, jumped from the third floor of the Mantralaya as they protested against the decision to include the Dhangar community in the ST category.
A video shared by news agency ANI showed the Zirwal and other lawmakers scaling the net to get back into the secretariat building while being assisted by the police and other officials.
#WATCH | NCP leader Ajit Pawar faction MLA and deputy speaker Narhari Jhirwal jumped from the third floor of Maharashtra’s Mantralaya and got stuck on the safety net. Police present at the spot. Details awaited pic.twitter.com/nYoN0E8F16
— ANI (@ANI) October 4, 2024
No injuries were reported in the incident, officials said.