Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange calls off his protest over reservation issue

PTI Updated - January 27, 2024 at 10:20 AM.
File photo: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil (second from left)

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Saturday said he has called off his protest over the reservation issue, saying the Maharashtra government has accepted all the demands.

He expressed satisfaction that the government has issued a notification to issue Kunbi caste certificates to all relatives of the Marathas whose records (linked to Kunbi caste) have been found.

He made the announcement at Vashi in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, where he camped overnight with thousands of supporters after reaching the place on Friday morning.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is set to meet Jarange. Both of them are likely to address the people present there.

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Jarange on Friday made a fresh demand that the government amend its free education policy to include all Marathas until the benefit of reservation becomes available for the entire community.

He has sought data of the 37 lakh Kunbi certificates issued by the state government. Kunbi, an agrarian community, falls in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category, and Jarange has been demanding Kunbi certificates for all Marathas.

Published on January 27, 2024 04:49

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