Maharashtra Government Reacts After Activist Manoj Jarange Ends Hunger Strike
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Manoj Jarange is an activist in Maharashtra, India. He was on a hunger strike. This means he stopped eating to make a point. He did this to ask the government for help.
Jarange has now stopped his hunger strike. After this, the government made a big statement. A statement is when someone tells people their plan or view.
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil is a government minister. A minister is a person who leads a part of the government. He said the government is ready to talk with Jarange.
Vikhe Patil also said the government will not accept bad or rude language. He wants respectful talk between both sides.
But there is new news. Jarange has sent an application again. An application is a written request. He asked the police in Mumbai for permission to start another hunger strike.
Permission means official approval to do something. It is not clear yet if the police will say yes.
This story is about talks between an activist and the government in Maharashtra.
Vocabulary5 words
- hunger strike
- not eating food to protest something
- statement
- words that tell people a plan or opinion
- minister
- an important person who leads part of the government
- application
- a written request for something
- permission
- saying yes to let someone do something
Quiz
Answer key
1. He ended a hunger strike 2. The government is ready to talk 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Manoj Jarange is an activist in Maharashtra, India. He was on a _____.
Jarange has now stopped his hunger strike. After this, the government made a big _____.
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil is a government _____.
He said the government is ready to _____ with Jarange.
Vikhe Patil also said the government will not accept bad or rude _____.
Jarange has sent an _____ again.
He asked the police in Mumbai for _____ to start another hunger strike.
Permission means official _____ to do something.
This story is about talks between an activist and the _____ in Maharashtra.