{
  "id": 4618597,
  "title": "Maratha Quota: Manoj Jarange Patil goes on hunger strike, Fadnavis says Govt willing to hold talks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/maratha-quota-manoj-jarange-patil-goes-on-hunger-strike-fadnavis-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T09:43:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/videos/maratha-quota-manoj-jarange-patil-goes-on-hunger-strike-fadnavis-says-govt-willing-to-hold-talks/article71410218.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil has launched a fresh indefinite hunger strike at Antarwali Sarati in Maharashtra’s Jalna district, issuing a September 12 deadline to grant Kunbi OBC certificates based on 58 lakh historical records. Failing this, he warned of marching the protest straight to Mumbai.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "'Protest is last option, nobody enjoys it': CJP's Dipke backs Manoj Jarange Patil",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/protest-is-last-option-nobody-enjoys-it-cjps-dipke-backs-manoj",
        "published": "2026-08-30T14:46:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Day after activist Manoj Jarange began fast, government says ready to discuss legal validity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/day-after-activist-manoj-jarange-began-fast-government-says-ready-to",
        "published": "2026-08-30T23:05:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}