Maratha Quota
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Manoj Patil Continues Hunger Strike on Day 5, Demanding Maratha Reservation
News | September 02, 2025 19:01 ISTMaratha reservation activist Manoj Patil's hunger strike has entered its fifth day at Azad Maidan, Mumbai, demanding reservation for the Maratha community.
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Maratha quota row: Jarange vows to stay at Azad Maidan ‘even if Maharashtra govt fires bullets'
Maharashtra | September 01, 2025 0:06 ISTMaratha quota row intensifies: Chhagan Bhujbal, senior NCP leader and a key OBC voice in Maharashtra politics, has convened a meeting of OBC representatives on Monday to discuss Manoj Jarange’s demand seeking Maratha quota within the OBC category.
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Maratha quota row: Fadnavis promises legal solution as Manoj Jarange vows to continue hunger strike
Maharashtra | August 30, 2025 23:52 ISTMaratha quota row: The meeting, held at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, came as Jarange continued his indefinite hunger strike launched on Friday, pressing for quota in education and government employment for the Maratha community.
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Manoj Jarange urges Maharashtra govt to grant reservation, not just extend protest sanction | Video
Maharashtra | August 29, 2025 23:42 ISTManoj Jarange Patil, a key leader in the Maratha reservation movement, initiated his campaign with hunger strikes in the Marathwada region before expanding protests to Pune and Mumbai. His primary demand is that all Marathas be issued Kunbi caste certificates.
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Manoj Jarange warns of fresh agitation if Maratha quota demand not met by Aug 26
Maharashtra | August 25, 2025 23:55 ISTMaratha quota activist Manoj Jarange has given the Maharashtra government a deadline until Tuesday to announce reservation for the community. Failing this, he plans to begin a fresh protest at Azad Maidan in Mumbai from August 29.
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Activist Manoj Jarange launches 'Chalo Mumbai' call, declares it the 'last fight' for Maratha quota
Maharashtra | August 25, 2025 0:04 ISTJarange has accused CM Fadnavis of deliberately creating hurdles for the Maratha community. He warned him against using the police to disrupt their peaceful protests. Instead, Jarange urged the government to focus on investigating and apprehending the killers of Mahadev Munde.
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Maratha quota row: Manoj Jarange to end hunger strike, vows to adopt new strategy for his demands
Maharashtra | January 30, 2025 6:55 ISTMaratha quota row: In February 2024, the Maharashtra legislature unanimously passed a bill providing 10 per cent reservation for the Marathas in education and government jobs under a separate category.
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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange ends nine-day hunger strike
Maharashtra | September 25, 2024 16:33 ISTMaratha activist Manoj Jarange ends his 9-day hunger strike demanding OBC reservation for the Maratha community. The Maharashtra government has assured actions to address the issue.
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Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil to resume hunger strike today over reservation issue
Maharashtra | September 16, 2024 9:12 ISTThe quota granted to the Maratha community by an earlier government was invalidated by the Supreme Court in 2021 on the ground that it caused the total reservation in the state to exceed the 50 per cent ceiling. The community comprises 28 per cent of the population in Maharashtra.
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Fadnavis takes swipe at Jarange: 'Will quit politics if CM says I am hindering Maratha quota process
Maharashtra | August 19, 2024 22:54 ISTJarange has been demanding the implementation of the state government’s ‘sage soyare’ notification to grant Marathas reservation under the OBC category. He wants Kunbi certificates to be issued to all Marathas.
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Raosaheb Danve challenges Manoj Jarange to field 288 Maratha candidates in assembly elections
Maharashtra | August 07, 2024 13:33 ISTThe ruling BJP hit out at quota activist Manoj Jarange, saying he always harboured political ambitions and has been hiding behind the Maratha quota demand.
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Jarange asks Marathas to prepare for Maharashtra Assembly polls: 'No option but to enter politics'
Maharashtra | August 06, 2024 16:46 ISTIn February this year, the Maharashtra legislature passed a bill providing 10 per cent reservation to the Marathas in education and government jobs under a separate category.
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Cheating case: Non-bailable warrant against Manoj Jarange who is on hunger strike over quota demand
Maharashtra | July 23, 2024 23:40 ISTManoj Jarange launched his latest fast in Jalna district on July 20 in support of his demands, including implementation of the draft notification that recognises Kunbis as 'sage soyare' blood relatives of Maratha community members and granting reservation to the latter under the OBC category.
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Maratha quota: Jarange suspends indefinite fast in six days, gives govt month time to accept demands
Maharashtra | June 13, 2024 16:54 ISTJarange's announcement came after Maharashtra Minister Shambhuraj Desai met him and discussed the matter. Jarange had launched his fast on Saturday.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, February 26, 2024
India | February 26, 2024 23:35 ISTIndia's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
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Manoj Jarange booked for inciting people to bloc roads during Maratha quota stir
Maharashtra | February 26, 2024 19:14 ISTActivist Manoj Jarange has 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.
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Maratha quota agitation: Internet services suspended, curfew imposed in 3 districts of Maharashtra
Maharashtra | February 26, 2024 14:48 ISTMaratha quota stir: Internet services were suspended in Jalna, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and Beed districts, citing concerns over potential unrest fueled by social media rumours.
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'I'm happy, will not question...': Uddhav Thackeray appreciates Eknath Shinde govt for Maratha Bill
Maharashtra | February 20, 2024 16:45 ISTThe Maharashtra State Socially and Educationally Backward Bill 2024 providing 10 per cent reservation for the Maratha community in education and government jobs was passed unanimously by the state legislature in the special session.
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Maratha quota row: 'Just for election', Manoj Jarange opposes Eknath Shinde's reservation bill
Maharashtra | February 20, 2024 13:58 ISTThe Kunbi community falls in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category, and Jarange has been demanding that Kunbi certificates be issued to all Marathas.
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Maharashtra to be USD 1 trillion economy by 2027-28 Governor Bais at Special Assembly Session
Maharashtra | February 20, 2024 14:24 ISTThe decision to hold the session was taken at the weekly Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde after Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil went on a hunger strike at Antarwali Saarati village in Jalna district.
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