Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange has announced that he will restart his agitation on May 30, claiming that the government has failed to fulfil promises made to the Maratha community. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said the government was doing everything possible for the community and hoped the situation would not reach a point where Jarange had to launch another protest.

Jarange firm on agitation

Alleging that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has failed to keep his promises regarding the welfare of the Maratha community, Jarange claimed that the government was deliberately going slow on distributing OBC certificates to eligible members of the Maratha community. “We have given enough time to the government. Now, we are left with no choice but to restart the indefinite hunger strike to press for the community’s demands,” the Maratha activist said while speaking to the media. Jarange has announced that he would begin his indefinite hunger strike from May 30 at Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district of the Marathwada region.