Activist Jarange refuses to budge, plans peaceful protest in Mumbai for Maratha reservation despite government opposition.
Notwithstanding the Maharashtra government's attempts to dissuade him, activist Manoj Jarange on Tuesday (August 26, 2025) asserted that he would launch a fresh hunger strike for Maratha reservation in Mumbai from August 29.
On the eve of the Ganesh festival, Rajendra Sable Patil, Officer on Special Duty from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's office, met Mr. Jarange at his village, Antarwali Sarathi, in Jalna district, in a bid to conciliate him, but the latter refused to budge.
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