Maratha quota protest dotted Mumbai before nearing its end | In Pictures
Jarange-Patil broke his fast after Maharashtra minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil handed him a copy of a state government resolution accepting his demands
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Maratha quota protestors celebrate outside Azad Maidan as Manoj Jarange broke his fast on Tuesday evening, ending his agitation on its fifth day, after Maharashtra minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil handed him a copy of a state government resolution accepting his demands.(Raju Shinde/Hindustan Times)
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The announcement triggered celebrations among his supporters while bringing relief to Mumbaikars.( Raju Shinde/HT Photo)
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Hundreds of protesters took over the streets in South Mumbai and occupied CSMT premises on Friday, inconveniencing lakhs of people. (Raju Shinde/Hindustan Times)
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Azad Maidan and CSMT became the epicentres of the sit-in, with adjoining roads clogged by parked vehicles and groups camping overnight.(Raju Shinde/Hindustan Times)
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The city’s busiest precincts turned into dormitories and kitchens as more than 25,000 Maratha protesters who had poured into the city for the quota agitation settled, prepared for an indefinite stay.(Raju Shinde/Hindustan Times)
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Jarange, the reservation activist had accused the state government of ignoring his community and announced that if his demands were not met, he would not drink water from September 1,(PTI)
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Jarange-Patil wanted the government to issue 'Kunbi certificates' to all Marathas, so that the entire community can be classified as OBC and then benefit from reservations.(PTI)
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Most Marathas were recorded as Kunbis in British-era educational and revenue records, he argued, pointing to the Hyderabad Gazette as evidence. (PTI)
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According to him, it's the same in the Bombay Gazette, Satara Princely State Gazette and Aundh Gazette.(Raju Shinde/Hindustan Times)
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