Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange ended his 20-day fast on September 17 at Patoda in Beed district after talks with a Maharashtra government delegation.
He gave the government three months to act on his demands.
His main demand is official recognition of the Hyderabad, Satara and Aundh gazettes so Marathas can prove Kunbi lineage and claim OBC reservation benefits.
Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil said processing the documentation would take around three to four months after review by the advocate general.
Jarange warned that supporters would go to Mumbai with their families if the community is betrayed.
Manoj Jarange ended his 20-day fast on September 17, 2026, at Patoda in Beed district of Maharashtra.
He did so after talks with a Maharashtra government delegation and gave the government a three-month ultimatum to act on his demands.
The delegation included ministers Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and Dadaji Bhuse, MLC Prasad Lad, MLA Suresh Dhas, the Beed District Collector and other officials.
His main demand is official recognition of historical administrative records, including the Hyderabad Gazette, the Satara Gazette and the Aundh Gazette.
Such records are used to help Marathas prove Kunbi lineage and claim reservation benefits under the Other Backward Classes category.
Jarange said the government should give it in writing that not a single Kunbi record will be ignored.
Minister Vikhe Patil said processing the gazette documentation would take around three to four months after a review by the advocate general.
Jarange warned that if the community is betrayed in the next three months, supporters will go directly to Mumbai along with their families.
He had begun a march from Jalna on September 15 and had planned to reach Mumbai’s Azad Maidan for an indefinite hunger strike.
His health deteriorated on the second day of the march, and he was given saline before the talks led to the fast being called off.
Azad Maidan, Mumbai (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
