Maratha Activist Manoj Jarange Calls Off Hunger Strike After Breakthrough With Maharashtra Govt
Mumbai: Maratha activist Manoj Jarange ended his indefinite hunger strike on the fifth day of his fast after the Maharashtra government agreed to two of the protesters’ key demands. Calling it a “victory for the agitators,” Jarange said the government had accepted their primary demand of granting Kunbi status — an OBC category — to […]
Maratha Quota Stir: Jarange-Patil’s Hunger Strike Continues at Azad Maidan, Govt Talks Fail to Convince
At Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, one man’s silence is louder than the city’s noise. Manoj Jarange-Patil has entered the second day of his indefinite hunger strike, demanding that the Maratha community be granted a reservation under the OBC quota. Around him, thousands of supporters wait in the heat, their presence blocking traffic but also making visible […]