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'They should not get suspicious': How Jarange plans to mobilise Marathas to Mumbai
August 31, 2026 6:28 pm
In his latest push for Kunbi caste certificates, Jarange has asked his supporters to gradually travel to Mumbai over the next 12 days and not assemble at the proposed protest site immediately.
Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil begins 'decisive' fast, targets Devendra Fadnavis
August 29, 2026 1:55 pm
The protest comes days after the Maharashtra government extended the tenure for verifying Kunbi records and family genealogies in place by another year, directing taluka-level committees to clear pending cases by June 30, 2027.
Maratha quota: Days before Jarange’s protest, Maharashtra huddles to complete key demand
August 26, 2026 4:47 pm
The identification of old Kunbi records and issuance of Kunbi certificates to eligible Marathas have been among the central demands of the Maratha movement.
Manoj Jarange-Patil threatens ‘final stir’ over Maratha reservation from August 29
July 29, 2026 4:03 pm
While accusing the Fadnavis government in Maharashtra of targeting the Maratha community, Manoj Jarange-Patil said, "This time, either I will die, or the Fadnavis government will fall".
Maratha quota row: Jarange-Patil starts fast, CM Fadnavis says government positive
May 30, 2026 7:08 pm
On Friday, a delegation, comprising ministers Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and Prasad Lad, met Jarange-Patil and urged him not to go ahead with his fast as the government has taken up all his demands.
In Jarange versus Bhujbal-Munde verbal war, quota issue again takes front seat
October 18, 2025 9:56 pm
A day after NCP Minister Chhagan Bhujbal accused him of dividing communities, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil hit back.
After OBC youth activist’s death, leaders vow to get GR for Maratha community cancelled
September 12, 2025 9:26 pm
Senior minister and OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal visited the Karad's house in Latur district along with NCP MLA Dhananjay Munde and announced that he will fight battles in the court as well as on the streets to protect OBC reservation.
Eknath Shinde at Idea Exchange: ‘In Lok Sabha, did we say they stole the votes? They got more seats, didn’t they?'
September 08, 2025 11:03 pm
A grassroots Maratha leader, he has been a strategic figure in the ongoing Maratha reservation movement. As chief minister from June 2022 to November 2024, he oversaw major infrastructure projects, including the Samruddhi Mahamarg and Atal Setu
'How can Marathas avail multiple quotas?': Prakash Ambedkar lashes out at Fadnavis Government over assurance to Manoj Jarange Patil
September 05, 2025 3:24 pm
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi leader Prakash Ambedkar also said that the Marathas have always been a socially forward class, and there are no instances to show they were socially boycotted or victims of untouchability.
Maratha reservation won’t affect OBC quota, all measures to be within legal framework: Eknath Shinde
August 29, 2025 5:23 pm
Speaking after activist Manoj Jarange Patil launched an indefinite hunger strike on Friday, Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde said equitable development remains the government’s priority.
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Stir over clashes during Maratha quota agitation spreads across Maharashtra
September 03, 2023 6:44 pm
As a hunger strike by hundreds of members of the Maratha community turned violent with stone pelting, lathicharge, teargas, and torching vehicles; ripples of anger is felt throughout Maharashtra as different corners of it hold protests against state and district administration.
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Mumbai, Pune come to a halt as Maratha groups protest for reservations
June 22, 2020 6:21 pm
Maratha groups have raised the intensity of their protests demanding reservations in government jobs. The government says they can't take a decision just yet, but the groups are not prepared to wait.
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