<p>Mumbai: After hectic negotiations on the issue of Maratha reservation and issuance of a fresh notification, chief campaigner Manoj Jarange-Patil withdrew his agitation on Saturday morning. He will break his fast today in the presence of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde.</p><p>A group of top Maharashtra government officials and emisseries of Eknath Shinde and later two ministers Deepak Kesarkar and Mangal Prabhat Lodha met Jarange-Patil and convinced him to withdraw the agitation.</p> .<p>Jarange-Patil has started off from his village Antarwali Sarathi and reached the satellite township of Navi Mumbai on Republic Day where the politically-dominant Maratha community staged a massive show of strength.</p><p>A meeting with Shinde is also being planned. Shinde is expected to reach Vashi around 8-8:30 am in the morning on Saturday.</p><p>The fresh demands that Jarange-Patil made was to halt the government recruitment process till the Supreme Court decides on the curative petition or keep post vacant for Marathas for the time being.</p><p>He also asked for free education for Maratha boys on the lines of KG-to-PG free education for girl children.</p><p>Jarange-Patil has also asked for the list of people to whom Kunbi Maratha and Marathi Kunbi caste certificates have been issued so far.</p><p>The Maratha community has also been asking for withdrawal of cases against them which were registered during the agitation.</p><p>"We have handed the necessary papers that Jarange-Patil asked for," Kesarkar said.</p>
<p>Mumbai: After hectic negotiations on the issue of Maratha reservation and issuance of a fresh notification, chief campaigner Manoj Jarange-Patil withdrew his agitation on Saturday morning. He will break his fast today in the presence of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde.</p><p>A group of top Maharashtra government officials and emisseries of Eknath Shinde and later two ministers Deepak Kesarkar and Mangal Prabhat Lodha met Jarange-Patil and convinced him to withdraw the agitation.</p> .<p>Jarange-Patil has started off from his village Antarwali Sarathi and reached the satellite township of Navi Mumbai on Republic Day where the politically-dominant Maratha community staged a massive show of strength.</p><p>A meeting with Shinde is also being planned. Shinde is expected to reach Vashi around 8-8:30 am in the morning on Saturday.</p><p>The fresh demands that Jarange-Patil made was to halt the government recruitment process till the Supreme Court decides on the curative petition or keep post vacant for Marathas for the time being.</p><p>He also asked for free education for Maratha boys on the lines of KG-to-PG free education for girl children.</p><p>Jarange-Patil has also asked for the list of people to whom Kunbi Maratha and Marathi Kunbi caste certificates have been issued so far.</p><p>The Maratha community has also been asking for withdrawal of cases against them which were registered during the agitation.</p><p>"We have handed the necessary papers that Jarange-Patil asked for," Kesarkar said.</p>