Prominent Maratha quota campaigner Manoj Jarange Patil formally terminated his twenty-day indefinite hunger strike in Maharashtra’s Beed district on Thursday after accepting a glass of lime juice from senior state government envoys. The breakthrough came following extensive closed-door negotiations between the activist and a high-powered ministerial committee dispatched by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Addressing thousands of cheering supporters gathered at the protest venue, Jarange made it clear that the suspension of the agitation is strictly provisional, issuing a stringent three-month deadline for the state administration to implement statutory quota benefits for the community. He warned that if verifiable caste certificate distributions and legislative enactments fail to materialize within the stipulated window, a renewed statewide civil disobedience campaign will be launched.
State government representatives assured the assembly that administrative machinery is working at full capacity to verify historical genealogy documents and expand OBC categorizations without infringing upon existing reservation quotas. District authorities dismantled temporary medical tents around the fasting site while security contingents maintained peaceful order across neighboring municipal zones.
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https://indianexpress.com/article/india/breaking-news-india-live-updates-17-september-2026-manoj-jarange-maratha-quota-supreme-court-accident-imd-rain-delhi-mumbai-world-10881418/