Maratha Quota Protest Ends as Maharashtra Government Accepts Demands

Protest leader Manoj Jarange Patil calls off agitation following successful negotiations with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Maratha quota protest leader Manoj Jarange Patil ended his protest after the Maharashtra government accepted all his demands, including Kunbi certificates for all Marathas, free education from kindergarten to postgraduate level, and reservation of seats for Marathas in government job recruitments.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met with Jarange in Navi Mumbai, where the latter had been camping with thousands of protesters over the demand for reservation for the Maratha community.
The Maharashtra government had earlier enacted a law to provide reservation in government jobs and admissions to educational institutes to the Maratha community, but it was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2021.
Jarange had threatened to march to Mumbai's Azad Maidan for a massive protest if their demands were not met.
The Maratha leader has planned a victory march for later today. The march will be held in Vashi.