BJP MP Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati on Sunday said a statewide agitation demanding reservation for the Maratha community will be launched from Kolhapur in Maharashtra on June 16.

Speaking at the Raigad fort after paying homage to Shivaji Maharaj on the anniversary of his coronation as “Chhatrapati” in 1674, Sambhajiraje, a descendant of the Maratha king, said a protest morcha will be taken out from the samadhi of Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj in Kolhapur. “I will tour the entire state for the quota demand,” he said.