Enter search text:Manoj Jarange firm on Aug 29 hunger strike over Maratha quotaPTILast Updated: Aug 24, 2026, 11:38:00 PM ISTSynopsisManoj Jarange, a Maratha reservation activist, will begin a hunger strike on August 29. He is demanding reservation for the Maratha community under the OBC category. Maharashtra ministers met Jarange and urged him to reconsider his protest plans. The ministers appealed to the activist not to proceed with the planned agitation. Jarange, however, remains steadfast in his resolve for the reservation demand.PTIManoj Jarange, a Maratha reservation activist, will begin a hunger strike on August 29. He is demanding reservation for the Maratha community under the OBC category.Jalna: Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange on Monday remained firm on a hunger strike from August 29 at Antarwali Sarati in Jalna district, reiterating his demand for reservation for the Maratha community under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.A delegation comprising Maharashtra ministers Shambhuraj Desai, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, and Uday Samant met Jarange and appealed to him not to proceed with the agitation.Read More News on