<p>Jalna: Quota activist <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/manoj-jarange">Manoj Jarange-Patil </a>on Tuesday announced that he would launch an indefinite fast on January 25, 2025, to press for the Maratha community's demands, including reservation in jobs and education under the OBC category.</p><p>Addressing the media at Antarwali Sarthi village in Jalna, Jarange-Patil urged members of the Maratha community to gather in large numbers at the protest site.</p>.Quota activist Manoj Jarange to again launch indefinite fast, says Marathas welcome to join him.<p>"No one should stay at home. Come to Antarwali Sarthi, and let us show our collective strength," he said.</p><p>The 42-year-old activist has been demanding the implementation of a draft notification that recognises Kunbis as ‘sage soyare’ (those related by birth or marriage) of Marathas and granting reservation in jobs and education to the latter under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.</p><p>The agrarian Kunbi community already gets quota benefits under the OBC category.</p><p>Accusing the government of failing to fulfil its promises, Jarange-Patil said, "The government has cheated us. We will not spare them if they don't meet our demands during the ongoing winter session."</p><p>The activist, who has launched six hunger strikes in the last one year, stressed that the fast would be voluntary and any member of the Maratha community can participate.</p>.Marathwada simmers as Manoj Jarange-Patil, Laxman Hake engage in war of words.<p>"Anyone willing to join is welcome. There will be no compulsion or pressure on anyone," he clarified.</p><p>Apart from the 'sage soyare' notification, Jarange-Patil has also demanded speeding up the work of the Justice (retd) Sandeep Shinde Committee set up by the Maharashtra government to expedite the process of granting Kunbi certificates to members of the Maratha community, making them eligible for quota.</p><p>In February this year, the state legislature unanimously passed a bill providing 10 per cent reservation for the Marathas in education and government jobs under a separate category. However, Jarange-Patil has been insisting on quota for the community under the OBC head.</p>
<p>Jalna: Quota activist <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/manoj-jarange">Manoj Jarange-Patil </a>on Tuesday announced that he would launch an indefinite fast on January 25, 2025, to press for the Maratha community's demands, including reservation in jobs and education under the OBC category.</p><p>Addressing the media at Antarwali Sarthi village in Jalna, Jarange-Patil urged members of the Maratha community to gather in large numbers at the protest site.</p>.Quota activist Manoj Jarange to again launch indefinite fast, says Marathas welcome to join him.<p>"No one should stay at home. Come to Antarwali Sarthi, and let us show our collective strength," he said.</p><p>The 42-year-old activist has been demanding the implementation of a draft notification that recognises Kunbis as ‘sage soyare’ (those related by birth or marriage) of Marathas and granting reservation in jobs and education to the latter under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.</p><p>The agrarian Kunbi community already gets quota benefits under the OBC category.</p><p>Accusing the government of failing to fulfil its promises, Jarange-Patil said, "The government has cheated us. We will not spare them if they don't meet our demands during the ongoing winter session."</p><p>The activist, who has launched six hunger strikes in the last one year, stressed that the fast would be voluntary and any member of the Maratha community can participate.</p>.Marathwada simmers as Manoj Jarange-Patil, Laxman Hake engage in war of words.<p>"Anyone willing to join is welcome. There will be no compulsion or pressure on anyone," he clarified.</p><p>Apart from the 'sage soyare' notification, Jarange-Patil has also demanded speeding up the work of the Justice (retd) Sandeep Shinde Committee set up by the Maharashtra government to expedite the process of granting Kunbi certificates to members of the Maratha community, making them eligible for quota.</p><p>In February this year, the state legislature unanimously passed a bill providing 10 per cent reservation for the Marathas in education and government jobs under a separate category. However, Jarange-Patil has been insisting on quota for the community under the OBC head.</p>