Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Monday remained firm on his decision to begin an indefinite hunger strike on August 29 at Antarwali Sarati in Jalna district, demanding reservation for the Maratha community under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category, reported the PTI.

A delegation of Maharashtra ministers met Jarange and urged him to call off the proposed agitation, but he set August 28 as the deadline for the government to act on his demands.The delegation, comprising ministers Shambhuraj Desai, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and Uday Samant, met Jarange at Antarwali Sarati in the presence of members of the Maratha community and the media, the news agency reported.