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This comes a day after he said he will resume his journey to Mumbai to stage an agitation on Thursday afternoon.

Updated on: Sep 17, 2026, 07:33:34 IST

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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil ended his 20-day fast, and gave the state government three months to consider his demands, news agency PTI reported.

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange rests on the 16th day of his indefinite fast, at Antarwali Sarati village, in Jalna district, Maharashtra. (PTI Photo)

This comes a day after he said he will resume his journey to Mumbai to stage an agitation on Thursday afternoon.

If anyone stopped him on the way, members of the Maratha community should set out for Maharashtra's capital, he said.

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Jarange, whose hunger strike for reservation demands had entered the 19th day on Wednesday, reached Patoda in the early hours and halted in the town as doctors advised him immediate treatment due to severe dehydration and other health complications.

Speaking to the media, he had said, ''I was not going to listen to anyone, but religious leaders from Narayangad asked me to take medication. But I will leave for Mumbai tomorrow after 1 pm. I will undergo treatment tonight and will leave tomorrow.''

''I will not announce any date for members of the Maratha community to come to Mumbai. A new draft (of proposals) may come from the government in an hour or so. So I will not announce the date now," he said.

"Let me see who stops me from entering Mumbai. If they do not allow me (to enter), I will call the Maratha community people,'' warned the activist who has been demanding Kunbi caste certificates for eligible Marathas so that they can get reservation in the OBC quota.

(With PTI inputs)

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