Urges Marathas to defeat anti-quota leaders in 2029 polls. Mumbai: ​Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil accused Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde of accepting Rs 500 crore from the BJP to silence his reservation campaign during a public address at the rally in Narayangad on Tuesday. ​Addressing the massive gathering, Jarange Patil claimed the funds were taken in his name as part of a deep-rooted conspiracy to derail the ongoing Maratha reservation movemen

Jarange’s latest agitation is testing both Fadnavis and Shinde and the Mahayuti’s ability to contain the Maratha movement. Manoj Jarange Patil’s latest agitation has moved beyond the question of reservation. It has become a test of political authority, the internal balance of the Mahayuti and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s ability to contain a movement that has already demonstrated its capacity to shape Maharashtra’s electoral politics. For three years, one feature of the

Mumbai: Turning up the heat on the Mahayuti government amid blistering temperatures touching 40C, Maratha quota crusader and Shivba Sanghatana President Manoj Jarange-Patil launched a fast-unto-death at his native Antarvali -Sarati village, as thousands of supporters joined. Unfazed by the scorching sun, Jarange-Patil sat bare-headed in the open, occasionally covering himself with a scarf. Even as he exposed himself to the harsh conditions, he urged supporters to remain und

Mumbai: The simmering discontent surrounding the Maratha reservation issue is poised to boil over once again, casting a long shadow over the state’s political landscape. Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil has officially blown the bugle for a renewed, aggressive agitation, announcing an indefinite hunger strike set to commence on May 30. Addressing a massive gathering of supporters at Antarwali Sarati today, a visibly moved Jarange Patil laid bare his frustrations with