Maratha reservation agitator Manoj Jarange Patil called off his indefinite hunger strike around 1:15 am midnight on Sunday after a Maharashtra government delegation assured him that several key demands of the Maratha community have been accepted.
Maratha job quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Friday got angry at a Fadnavis government delegation led by BJP leader Prasad Lad and Minister of Water Resources Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, which reached his residence in Antarwali Sarati village, Jalna district, Maharashtra, hoping to persuade him against a hunger strike from Saturday, May 30 as planned.
Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil said in Parbhani on Saturday that Food and Civil Supplies Minister Dhananjay Munde of the Ajit Pawar-led NCP, who has been accused of being the political godfather of the alleged killer of Massajog village sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, will not be allowed to roam the streets.
Patil had accused Fadnavis of hatching a conspiracy to kill him.
Jarange said that he will return to Azad Maidan if the government fails to fulfill their demands.
Earlier Wednesday, the Maharashtra government had called an all-party meeting on the issue of Maratha quota where leaders agreed on Maratha reservation within legal framework.
