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Maratha quota activistic Manoj Jarange Patil connected Friday (May 29, 2026) reiterated that helium volition statesman the indefinite hunger strike under the blazing prima without immoderate shadiness from Saturday (May 30, 2026) successful Antarwali Sarati colony of Maharashtra’s Jalna district.
He stayed steadfast connected his determination adjacent aft gathering the delegation of BJP person Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Prasad Lad, accusing the Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra authorities of taking his agnipariksha “cruel proceedings by fire”.
“They are taking agniparisksha of the Maratha community. This arrogance of authorities should stop. Mr. Fadnavis should beryllium successful this May vigor similar maine for 2 days. If helium has courage,” said Mr. Jarange Patil, calling his upcoming agitation toughest of all.
A delegation of BJP leaders Mr. Vikhe Patil and Prasad Lad, met Mr. Jarange Patil connected Friday (May 29, 2026) to code his demands. He is erstwhile again protesting owed to discrepancies successful the issued certificate, hold successful issuing pending certificates, and giving an hold to the Sandeep Shinde committee to hint Kunbi records for 1 much year.
Maharashtra Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil connected Friday (May 29, 2026) greeting reiterated that helium has afloat assurance that Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil volition retreat agitation erstwhile helium knows what the authorities has done for Maratha reservation. However, Mr. Jarange Patil is not convinced of the authorities assurance and decided to motorboat the agitation.
Mr. Vikhe Patil, aft gathering Jarange Patil, said, “I person instructed collectors to bash a illustration survey astir the concern successful their districts. I hold with his objection to things not looking great connected the ground. So, we person issued SOPs and ensured that successful the adjacent fewer months, things volition determination faster.
‘58 lakhs Kunbi entries’
Manoj Jarange Patil, connected Friday (May 29, 2026), dismissed the claims of 58 lakhs Kunbi entries being a misunderstanding by BJP Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, saying that these figures were announced by the authorities itself.
“How tin anyone telephone it misunderstandings? If it is simply a misunderstanding, past springiness the close figure. It was the authorities that claimed 58 lakhs entries. If it is 10 lakhs, past archer us, springiness the close figure, “said Mr. Jarange Patil successful effect to Mr. Vikhe Patil’s remarks.
58 lakh entries present mean 58 lakhs idiosyncratic documentary mentions of the connection “Kunbi” transportation with Maratha families crossed aged humanities records.
On Friday (May 29, 2026), highlighting the issues successful implementation of the quota, Mr. Vikhe Patil said, “The authorities has besides formed a sub-committee to show the implementation of the preservation and organisation of Kunbi certificates. “Someone has misinformed him astir 58 lakhs entries. We volition put all these things during our gathering and springiness clarity. The 58 lakh entries are not the question. The preservation is implemented crossed the State. Over 2.5 lakh Kunbi certificates are fixed successful Marathwada. Satara Gazette besides has immoderate ineligible issues.”
The different issues Mr. Vikhe Patil addressed were problems wrong the Hyderabad Gazette, which, according to him, is taking clip successful the implementation. “The Hyderabad gazette has nary names but numbers, and to beryllium relations arsenic per humanities records has go tedious and besides alleged that determination is negligence astatine the section level, and immoderate serviceman purposely delaying it.
“The timelines are ascertained to supply the reservation; the regular updates are besides taken connected this. However, a fewer ineligible conditions similar validation of certificate are taking clip but that doesn’t mean authorities is not working,” helium added.
In presumption of cases filed against protestors during the protest, helium said, “95% cases person already been taken back. Among 668 cases filed, 567 are withdrawn.”
