Manoj Jarange, others booked for illegal protests seeking Maratha quota under OBC category
1 year, 1 month ago

Manoj Jarange, others booked for illegal protests seeking Maratha quota under OBC category

The Hindu  

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange has been booked in two cases after his supporters staged demonstrations without permission and blocked roads at two different locations in Beed district of Maharashtra, police said on February 26. Mr. Jarange has been demanding the implementation of a draft notification issued by the Maharashtra government last month for issuing certificates to blood relatives of eligible Kunbi Marathas. Jarange withdraws his indefinite fast after 17 days Mr. Jarange announced he is withdrawing his 17-day-old fast undertaken over the Maratha quota issue, but insisted he would continue his agitation until the Maharashtra government starts issuing Kunbi caste certificates to extended family members of people already having such documents, thereby allowing them to avail reservation benefits. Mr. Jarange, sitting on an indefinite hunger strike since February 10 at Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district, however, insisted on quota for the Marathas under the OBC category and had continued his fast.

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Maratha quota activist calls of ‘indefinite hunger strike’ once again
2 months ago

Maratha quota activist calls of ‘indefinite hunger strike’ once again

Deccan Chronicle  

Jarange and 104 other activists, including women, had launched the indefinite hunger strike on January 25 demanding the reservation for Marathas under the Other Backward Classes category. They include: the deadline for the former Justice Shinde Committee to find out the Kunbi registration will be extended; the implementation of the Hyderabad, Bombay, and Satara Gazette will be studied by the …

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange to end indefinite fast, vows to adopt new strategy for reservation demand
2 months ago

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange to end indefinite fast, vows to adopt new strategy for reservation demand

India TV News  

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange has announced that he will break his indefinite fast on Thursday. Jarange accuses CM Fadnavis of misleading Maratha community Jarange also accused Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of misleading the Maratha community. Jarange has been demanding the implementation of the draft notification that recognises Kunbis as ‘sage soyare’ of Maratha community members for granting reservation to …

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange’s health worsens on 5th day of hunger strike as he refuses intravenous fluids
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2 months ago

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange’s health worsens on 5th day of hunger strike as he refuses intravenous fluids

Live Mint  

Activist Manoj Jarange is currently in the throes of an indefinite hunger strike, which has now entered its fifth day, as he advocates for the inclusion of the Maratha community under the Other Backward Classes category. Manoj Jarange Patil's health has reportedly begun to deteriorate, yet he remains resolute in refusing intravenous fluids, despite the pleas from health officials and …

Maratha quota campaigner Manoj Jarange Patil’s health worsens amid hunger strike
2 months ago

Maratha quota campaigner Manoj Jarange Patil’s health worsens amid hunger strike

The Hindu  

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil’s health has declined as his indefinite hunger strike demanding Other Backward Classes status for the Maratha community entered its fifth day on Wednesday. BJP MLA Suresh Dhas visited Mr. Patil at the protest site in Antarwali Sarati village of Jalna district, urging him to accept medical fluids. Though Mr. Patil consumed water on Monday …

Jarange-Patil starts 7th hunger strike, seeks death for Beed sarpanch murderers
2 months ago

Jarange-Patil starts 7th hunger strike, seeks death for Beed sarpanch murderers

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil started his seventh hunger strike seeking reservation for his community under the Other Backward Classes quota on Saturday, saying this time, he would not stop till the goal was accomplished. Along with usual demands like implementation of the ‘sage soyare’ notification issued in 2024, the activist is demanding capital punishment for those accused of …

Maratha Activist Manoj Jarange Begins Fresh Fast For OBC Quota, Demands Death Penalty For Beed Sarpanch's Killers
2 months ago

Maratha Activist Manoj Jarange Begins Fresh Fast For OBC Quota, Demands Death Penalty For Beed Sarpanch's Killers

ABP News  

Jalna, Jan 25 Activist Manoj Jarange on Saturday launched a fresh indefinite hunger strike, his seventh in the last 16 months, demanding reservation for Marathas under the OBC quota. Jarange has been demanding the implementation of the draft notification that recognises Kunbis as ‘sage soyare’ of Maratha community members for granting reservation to the latter under the Other Backward Classes …

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil booked for remarks against Minister Dhananjay Munde
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil booked for remarks against Minister Dhananjay Munde

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra Police have registered a case against Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil in Latur district for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Minister and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde and his community during a public rally. The complaint, filed by Kishor Munde, a supporter of the Minister, alleged that Mr. Jarange-Patil made objectionable comments targeting Mr. Munde and the Vanjari community …

Maratha Quota Activist Manoj Jarange Booked For Defamatory Remarks Against Dhananjay Munde
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha Quota Activist Manoj Jarange Booked For Defamatory Remarks Against Dhananjay Munde

ABP News  

The Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange was booked on Sunday for allegedly making defamatory remarks against National Congress Party leader and minister Dhananjay Munde in Maharashta’s Beed. As per the report, during a rally, Jarange targeted NCP minister Munde over the murder of Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh. On Sunday, a Maratha outfit took out a march in Pune to condemn …

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil calls for collective hunger strike from January 25
3 months, 1 week ago

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil calls for collective hunger strike from January 25

The Hindu  

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil announced on Tuesday to begin an indefinite fast starting from January 25 in Maharashtra’s Jalna district, demanding reservation in jobs and education under the OBC category for the Maratha community. Mr. Jarange-Patil selected January 25 to start his seventh hunger strike to mark one year of ‘Sage Soyre’ demand. “All community members joining me in …

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange to go on hunger strike again from January 25
3 months, 1 week ago

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange to go on hunger strike again from January 25

India Today  

Activist Manoj Jarange on Tuesday announced that he would launch an indefinite fast on January 25, 2025, to press for the Maratha community's demands, including reservations in jobs and education under the OBC category. Addressing the media at Antarwali Sarthi village in Jalna, Jarange urged members of the Maratha community to gather in large numbers at the protest site. The …

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange announces to launch fresh indefinite fast over reservation issue
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha activist Manoj Jarange announces to launch fresh indefinite fast over reservation issue

India TV News  

Activist Manoj Jarange on Monday announced plans for a fresh indefinite hunger strike to demand reservation for the Maratha community in jobs and education under the Other Backward Classes category. He emphasised the fast would be open to all Maratha community members, but clarified there was no compulsion in participating in the hunger strike, part of a wider state-wide quota …

Manoj Jarange-Patil's post-poll mission: 'Marathas want OBC quota, and will take it'
4 months, 1 week ago

Manoj Jarange-Patil's post-poll mission: 'Marathas want OBC quota, and will take it'

India Today  

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has been the proverbial X factor in this Maharashtra assembly election. In the run-up to the polls, Jarange-Patil’s announcement that he would form a rainbow coalition with groups like Muslims and Dalits and support candidates had led to trepidation in the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi. In an exclusive conversation with Dhaval S. Kulkarni, Jarange-Patil spoke …

‘I don’t want to lose trust of my people’: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on withdrawal from poll fray
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘I don’t want to lose trust of my people’: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on withdrawal from poll fray

The Hindu  

It is up to the people whether to support or ensure the defeat of candidates who do not believe in Maratha reservation, Maratha Quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil said. Over a year, Manoj Jarange Patil’s agitation in a poll arena has been tagged as “Jarange Factor”, which has been proved as a kingmaker in Jalna, Hingoli, Nanded, Beed, other Lok …

Maratha Quota Activist Plans to Seek Support from Other Communities in Assembly Elections
5 months ago

Maratha Quota Activist Plans to Seek Support from Other Communities in Assembly Elections

Hindustan Times  

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has announced his intention to seek support from other communities such as the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Muslims, and Dalits for the upcoming assembly elections. Jarange-Patil, a prominent Maratha politician, stated that it would be impossible to win the elections in the name of just one caste and that he would engage in dialogues with …

What Backward classes panel chief said on OBC quota demand for Marathas
7 months, 2 weeks ago

What Backward classes panel chief said on OBC quota demand for Marathas

India Today  

Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission Chairperson Sunil Shukre on Monday said that those seeking reservation for the Maratha community in the Other Backwards Classes should "study the Constitution". Speaking at Baithak, a conclave organised by India Today's sister channel Mumbai Tak, he said, "Quota or reservation is a policy matter. Shukre's remarks came amid protests by Maratha quota activist Manoj …

'Win 8 Out of 88 Maharashtra Assembly Seats If You Have the Courage': Chhagan Bhujbal Challenges Activist Manoj Jarange
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Win 8 Out of 88 Maharashtra Assembly Seats If You Have the Courage': Chhagan Bhujbal Challenges Activist Manoj Jarange

News 18  

In a sharp political exchange, Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal challenged activist Manoj Jarange-Patil to contest 88 out of the 288 assembly seats in the state and prove his influence by winning at least eight of them. “Grant Marathas their reservation, but do not touch the OBC quota,” Bhujbal said, emphasising that the state’s leadership, including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy …

How Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil is sizing up the Maharashtra poll pitch
7 months, 3 weeks ago

How Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil is sizing up the Maharashtra poll pitch

India Today  

After the ire of the dominant Marathas led to a resounding defeat for the ruling Mahayuti in the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has indicated that he may put up candidates in the assembly elections likely to be held in October-November. Jarange-Patil had launched a protest seeking that Marathas, who are the dominant community in Maharashtra, …

The view from Maratha-OBC ground zero: Bad blood spills onto Marathwada streets
7 months, 4 weeks ago

The view from Maratha-OBC ground zero: Bad blood spills onto Marathwada streets

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In Marathwada, which has instant recall across the country for its numerous farmers’ suicides, a different kind of tragedy is taking root. July 24, 2024: OBC community people gather at Tea stalls in Nadurghat Village in the Beed district of Maharashtra, where the clash between OBC and Maratha communities after the Loksabha Election resulted in June month. This boycott …

Manoj Jarange-Patil calls off hunger strike, accuses Fadnavis of trying to frame him
8 months ago

Manoj Jarange-Patil calls off hunger strike, accuses Fadnavis of trying to frame him

The Hindu  

Amid deteriorating health, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on July 24 called off his hunger fast while granting the ruling Eknath Shinde-led Mahayuti government time till August 13 to fulfil his demands of granting reservation to the community under the Other Backward Class category. Mr. Jarange-Patil, who had commenced yet another hunger strike in Maharashtra’s Jalna district since July 20, …

Activist Manoj Jarange suspends indefinite fast over Maratha quota issue
8 months ago

Activist Manoj Jarange suspends indefinite fast over Maratha quota issue

New Indian Express  

JALNA: Maratha activist Manoj Jarange on Wednesday suspended his indefinite fast, which he began five days ago over the quota issue, stating that his community members say they want him alive to fight for the cause. Jarange had launched his latest fast on July 20 in support of his demands, including the implementation of a draft notification that recognises Kunbis …

Cheating case 2013: Non-bailable warrant against Manoj Jarange who is on hunger strike over quota demand
8 months ago

Cheating case 2013: Non-bailable warrant against Manoj Jarange who is on hunger strike over quota demand

India TV News  

A court here on Tuesday issued a non-bailable warrant against Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange, who has been on indefinite hunger strike over the quota demand. Jarange launched a fresh indefinite hunger strike against the Maharashtra government on since July 20 at his village in Jalna district. "A hearing was scheduled today before the judicial magistrate here in the case, …

OBC outfits to hold ‘save reservation’ march to counter Maratha agitation
8 months, 1 week ago

OBC outfits to hold ‘save reservation’ march to counter Maratha agitation

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: In response to Marathas quota activist Manoj Jarange’s agitation, several OBC outfits will start ‘Jan Akrosh Morcha’ to “save OBC reservation”. OBC organisations have opposed Jarange’s demand to include the Maratha community in the OBC category calling it unreasonable. OBC leader Navnath Waghmare said that there is a widespread anger amongst the OBC communities against Jarange’s attempts to encroach …

Manoj Jarange-Patil hits out at Ladki Bahin scheme
8 months, 1 week ago

Manoj Jarange-Patil hits out at Ladki Bahin scheme

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, who launched yet another indefinite strike in Jalna’s Antarwali Sarati on Saturday, hit out at the government on multiple fronts, one of them being the state government’s ‘CM Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’, which he termed both an attempt to divert attention as well as a deliberate conspiracy. I am compelled to sit on a …

Jarange calls Shinde government’s cash transfer scheme for women ‘political ploy’
8 months, 1 week ago

Jarange calls Shinde government’s cash transfer scheme for women ‘political ploy’

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: After the Opposition parties, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Saturday alleged that the Eknath Shinde government’s ‘CM my beloved sister’ scheme is politically motivated. The quota activist said that the state government is trying to fool the people with schemes like ‘CM Ladki Bahin’, under which women having less than Rs 2.50 lakh annual family income will get …

Maratha quota issue unresolved due to pressure from Fadnavis, Bhujbal: Jarange
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha quota issue unresolved due to pressure from Fadnavis, Bhujbal: Jarange

Hindustan Times  

Jalna, Quota activist Manoj Jarange on Sunday claimed that the issue of Maratha reservation has remained unresolved due to pressure from Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state minister Chhagan Bhujbal. Maratha quota issue unresolved due to pressure from Fadnavis, Bhujbal: Jarange The activist had announced an indefinite fast from July 20 if the government failed to grant the …

Maratha quota activist vows to defeat Mahayuti if OBC reservation not granted
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha quota activist vows to defeat Mahayuti if OBC reservation not granted

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Saturday warned the Maharashtra government to provide reservation to the Maratha community under the OBC category or he will defeat all 288 candidates of the ruling parties in Maharashtra Assembly election which is expected to be held in mid October of this year. Don’t force us to join politics..We will certainly defeat all …

Manoj Jarange to start indefinite fast from July 20 for Maratha reservation
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Manoj Jarange to start indefinite fast from July 20 for Maratha reservation

India Today  

Quota activist Manoj Jarange on Saturday announced to launch indefinite fast from July 20 if the government fails to grant the reservation to Marathas by midnight on July 13. In February, the Maharashtra legislature passed a bill providing 10 percent reservation for the Maratha community in education and government jobs amid ongoing protests. Stating that the July 20 deadline is …

Jarange-Patil holds rally in Parbhani, demands implementation of sage-soyare by July 13
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Jarange-Patil holds rally in Parbhani, demands implementation of sage-soyare by July 13

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Sunday held a large awareness rally in Parbhani. “Our demand is the same old one to give blanket reservation to Marathas by issuing Kunbi certificates to all… Implement the ‘sage-soyare’ notification by July 13 else we will not approve it,” Jarange-Patil announced. All the senior leaders from all political parties have been invited to …

Maharashtra: Maratha activist Jarange Patil 'threatens' state, demands reservation for Muslims from OBC quota
9 months ago

Maharashtra: Maratha activist Jarange Patil 'threatens' state, demands reservation for Muslims from OBC quota

Op India  

The issue of reservation for the Maratha community has been ongoing in Maharashtra for years with minimal solutions to date. Muslims should get a reservation from OBC quota: Jarange Patil On Monday, in a major setback to the OBC community in the state, Jarange Patil demanded reservation for the Muslim community from the OBC quota. OBC leaders oppose Jarange Patil’s …

OBC Activists Says Jarange Has Dictatorial Tendency, Making Unconditional Demands
9 months ago

OBC Activists Says Jarange Has Dictatorial Tendency, Making Unconditional Demands

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Continuing to oppose inclusion of the Maratha community in the OBC category, OBC activist Laxman Hake on Monday targeted Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange for making “unconditional demands”. Jarange, who was on indefinite fast for the OBC reservation, suspended his agitation on June 13 after the Eknath Shinde government’s assurance to take positive decision on his demands. However, Hake …

OBC activists suspend hunger strike after meeting with ministers
9 months, 1 week ago

OBC activists suspend hunger strike after meeting with ministers

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Other Backward Classes quota activists Laxman Hake and Navnath Waghmare called off their indefinite hunger strike on Saturday after a delegation of ministers visited the protest site in Wadigodri village in Jalna district and handed over a written memorandum assuring their demands would be fulfilled. Saturday was the tenth day of Hake and Waghamare’s indefinite hunger strike against the …

Marathwada simmers as Jarange-Patil, Hake cross swords
9 months, 1 week ago

Marathwada simmers as Jarange-Patil, Hake cross swords

The Hindu  

Maharashtra’s Marathwada region seethed with caste tensions yet again on June 21 as other backward class activist Laxman Hake, on an indefinite hunger strike, traded bitter barbs with Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil over the Maratha reservation and OBC counter-protest issue even as Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis and CM Eknath Shinde’s Mahayuti government strove to defuse tensions between the two …

Jarange-Patil confusing Maratha youths, says OBC leader Laxman Hake
9 months, 1 week ago

Jarange-Patil confusing Maratha youths, says OBC leader Laxman Hake

The Hindu  

Maratha youths are ending their lives due to confusion caused by quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, alleged OBC activist Laxman Hake, and Navnath Waghmare, whose indefinite fast over the OBC quota entered its eighth day on June 20. Jarange-Patil is comparing Marathas to OBC communities… even the Chief Minister has shut his eyes and ears to our protest,” Mr. Hake said. …

Centre can't be mere spectator, should take lead to resolve quota issue: Sharad Pawar
9 months, 1 week ago

Centre can't be mere spectator, should take lead to resolve quota issue: Sharad Pawar

New Indian Express  

PUNE: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the Centre cannot be a mere spectator and it should take the lead to resolve issues pertaining to the quota demand by the Maratha community and Other Backward Classes. Asked about the increasing Maratha-OBC conflict over the reservation issue in Maharashtra, Pawar said there is only one solution that the Centre should …

OBC leaders should focus on ST quota for Dhangar community, says Jarange-Patil
9 months, 1 week ago

OBC leaders should focus on ST quota for Dhangar community, says Jarange-Patil

The Hindu  

Pro-Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on June 17 said that OBC leaders should prioritise securing Scheduled Tribes category reservations for the Dhangar community rather than criticising the demand for Maratha quotas. He said that OBC leaders are “not their enemies” and assured that Marathas would support the Dhangar community’s reservation under the ST category. On June 13, Mr. Jarange-Patil suspended …

Manoj Jarange-Patil breaks hunger strike, gives govt a month to meet demands
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Manoj Jarange-Patil breaks hunger strike, gives govt a month to meet demands

Hindustan Times  

Manoj Jarange-Patil, the activist who has launched a series of agitations to obtain rights for Marathas, has ended his indefinite hunger strike that began on June 8, following assurances from a state government delegation that his demands will be fulfilled within one month. Manoj Jarange-Patil breaks hunger strike, gives govt a month to meet demands Should the government fail to …

Manoj Jarange-Patil calls off latest hunger strike after government assurances
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Manoj Jarange-Patil calls off latest hunger strike after government assurances

Hindustan Times  

Manoj Jarange-Patil, the activist who has launched a series of agitations in the past to obtain rights for Marathas, has ended his indefinite hunger strike that began on June 8, following assurances from a state government delegation to fulfil his demands within one month. Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil during his hunger strike demanding the implementation of the 'Sage Soyare' …

Cong to face consequences in Maharashtra polls for opposing interests of Marathas: Jarange
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Cong to face consequences in Maharashtra polls for opposing interests of Marathas: Jarange

Hindustan Times  

Jalna, Quota activist Manoj Jarange on Monday claimed the Congress was speaking against the interests of the Maratha community and would face consequences in the Maharashtra assembly polls due later this year. Cong to face consequences in Maharashtra polls for opposing interests of Marathas: Jarange Speaking to reporters on the third day of his indefinite fast at Antarwali Sarathi village …

Maratha quota: Jarange-Patil warns of defeating all leaders who oppose Maratha interests in Assembly polls
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha quota: Jarange-Patil warns of defeating all leaders who oppose Maratha interests in Assembly polls

The Hindu  

Continuing his indefinite hunger strike for the second day on Sunday, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil warned that any political leader opposing the interests of the Maratha community would be defeated in the upcoming State Assembly election. With the Mahayuti still reeling under the election shock, Mr. Jarange-Patil has given a further cause for worry after he warned he would …

Maratha Reservation Activist Manoj Jarange Begins Fast Unto Death
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha Reservation Activist Manoj Jarange Begins Fast Unto Death

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maratha activist Manoj Jarange on Saturday started indefinite fast demanding reservation for his community under the OBC category. Jarange’s agitation was a major factor in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, particularly in the Marathwada region where the BJP-led alliance lost all seats. He said that if the Maratha reservation is not provided this time, he will contest all …

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil begins fast unto death, says will contest Assembly polls if…
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil begins fast unto death, says will contest Assembly polls if…

Live Mint  

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil has on June 8 begun his fast unto death, according to an ANI report. Jarange Patil told ANI that if the Maratha reservation is not provided this time, he will contest the Maharashtra Assembly Elections. On the other hand, Jarange Patil's Maratha reservation campaign is accused of receiving financial support from ‘political associates’, and …

Implement reservation notification or will field 288 candidates in Maharashtra assembly polls: Jarange-Patil
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Implement reservation notification or will field 288 candidates in Maharashtra assembly polls: Jarange-Patil

The Hindu  

Maratha movement leader Manoj Jarange-Patil will field candidates on all the 288 Maharashtra legislative assembly seats, likely to go to polls later this year, if “sage-soyare” notification to get reservation for the community under the Other Backward Classes is not implemented immediately. “If the sage-soyare notification is not implemented and if the State government doesn’t agree that Marathas and Kunbis …

Quota activist Jarange-Patil to resume quota stir from June 4
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Quota activist Jarange-Patil to resume quota stir from June 4

The Hindu  

After a period of enforced dormancy, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil announced on Tuesday that he would renew his agitation by starting a fresh hunger strike on June 4, the day Lok Sabha results are to be declared. Mr. Jarange-Patil, whose agitation has cast a shadow over several Lok Sabha constituencies in the Marathwada region, took aim at PM Modi. …

Maratha community will teach Mahayuti govt a lesson: quota activist Manoj Jarange
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Maratha community will teach Mahayuti govt a lesson: quota activist Manoj Jarange

The Hindu  

The Maratha community will teach Maharashtra’s Mahayuti government a lesson for denying reservations and registering criminal cases against protestors, says quota activist Manoj Jarange as the state gears up for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Mr. Jarange, who hit the headlines for going on fasts unto death several times last year to demand reservation for the Marathas …

Operation Jarange-Patil: How the BJP tackled the irrepressible Maratha activist
1 year ago

Operation Jarange-Patil: How the BJP tackled the irrepressible Maratha activist

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: He had become the unexpected face of the agitation for Maratha reservation. Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil during the Marataha agitation rally in Jalna district of Maharashtra, in January. “Many of us were convinced that Shinde’s colleagues were actively supporting Jarange-Patil’s agitation,” said a BJP leader. “Our top leaders ensured that Shinde himself made such a statement publicly.” The party’s …

Maratha reservation: Plea in Bombay High Court seeking ‘immediate cancellation’ of 10 pc quota | DETAILS
1 year ago

Maratha reservation: Plea in Bombay High Court seeking ‘immediate cancellation’ of 10 pc quota | DETAILS

India TV News  

Maratha reservation: A plea has been filed in the Bombay High Court against the 10 per cent Maratha reservation given by the Maharashtra government last month, seeking “immediate cancellation” of the quota. The Eknath Shinde government, after months of protests by activist Manoj Jarange and his supporters, had called a special session on February 22 and passed a bill to …

Manoj Jarange-Patil asks Centre to step in, increase quota limit from 50%
1 year, 1 month ago

Manoj Jarange-Patil asks Centre to step in, increase quota limit from 50%

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Thursday asked the central government to intervene in the reservation issue and increase the 50% limit of overall reservation and add 10% more for the community in the OBC tranche, taking it from 19% to 29%. Maratha quota leader Manoj Jarange Patil “Maratha MLAs and ministers should convince deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis …

If I'm arrested, crores of Marathas will go on hunger strike: Quota activist Jarange
1 year, 1 month ago

If I'm arrested, crores of Marathas will go on hunger strike: Quota activist Jarange

New Indian Express  

The activist has been under fire for using intemperate language against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday as he alleged the BJP leader was trying to kill him. The route by which I will be taken to jail, they will find crores of Maratha community members sitting on hunger strike along the route," Jarange added. The activist claimed …

Jarange-Patil asks supporters to write emails to Prez, PM over ‘Sage-Soyare’ notification
1 year, 1 month ago

Jarange-Patil asks supporters to write emails to Prez, PM over ‘Sage-Soyare’ notification

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Wednesday urged his followers to start an email campaign for the implementation of ‘Sage-Soyare’ notification. Jarange-Patil asks supporters to write emails to Prez, PM over ‘Sage-Soyare’ notification While addressing his supporters on Wednesday, Jarange-Patil said, “The new 10% reservation bill will not survive in the court. So, we want implementation of ‘Sage Soyare’ …

Maharashtra: BJP blames Sharad Pawar for activist Jarange's 'trying to kill' allegations against Fadnavis
1 year, 1 month ago

Maharashtra: BJP blames Sharad Pawar for activist Jarange's 'trying to kill' allegations against Fadnavis

India TV News  

The BJP on Tuesday blamed Sharad Pawar and his party for Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange's aggressive comments against Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and claimed that the leaders of his party held a meeting with Jarange and ensured he creates unrest in the state. BJP leader Praveen Darekar made the remarks in the Maharashtra legislative council, after which the …

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