Manoj Jarange Urges Marathas To Prepare For Mumbai Agitation, Calls For ‘Quiet’ Mobilisation Before September 12

Mumbai: Maratha activist Manoj Jarange is urging his community to prepare for an upcoming agitation in the city, set to take place before September 12, if the government does not meet their demands. Jarange's indefinite hunger strike in Jalna district has now entered its third day. He is promoting a "guerrilla strategy" for Marathas to quietly travel to Mumbai, avoiding the use of flags on vehicles and drawing attention to their movement.

Jarange advises supporters to stay with family, friends, or acquaintances instead of gathering at Azad Maidan or outside the Chief Minister's residence. The activist has announced that a meeting will be held at Antarwali Sarati on September 12 if the government does not accept their demands, at which point a final date for the Mumbai agitation will be announced.

Jarange's primary demand is for Marathas to be recognized as Kunbis and receive Kunbi caste certificates, which would grant them access to reservation benefits for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in education and jobs. He has also claimed that there are 58 lakh records proving a genealogical link between Marathas and Kunbis, although he alleges efforts to diminish this number.

Additional demands include reservation based on the Satara Gazette, withdrawal of police cases against protesters, and government jobs and financial assistance for families of Marathas who died during previous Maratha reservation struggles.