{
  "id": 6962321,
  "title": "Manoj Jarange Patil To March To Mumbai On September 19 For Maratha Quota Protest Amid Gauri Ganesh Visarjan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/manoj-jarange-patil-to-march-to-mumbai-on-september-19-for-maratha",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T16:55:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/manoj-jarange-patil-to-march-to-mumbai-on-september-19-for-maratha-quota-protest-amid-gauri-ganesh-visarjan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai, September 12, 2026: Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil will embark on a hunger strike in the city on September 19, coinciding with the Gauri Ganesh Visarjan festival. His protest, which will begin from Jalna and pass through Beed, Shirgonda, Pune, Khopoli, and Navi Mumbai, comes despite warnings from political leaders urging restraint amid concerns over law-and-order challenges and heavy traffic. The Bombay High Court has declined to issue an urgent order to stop Jarange, stating that citizens have the right to protest peacefully. Jarange is demanding that eligible Maratha community members receive Kunbi certificates, granting them reservation benefits under the OBC category.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, September 12, 2026: Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil is set to return to Mumbai on September 19 for his second hunger strike in the city over the community’s reservation demand. But this time, his arrival is expected to pose a bigger challenge for the city, with his protest coinciding with Gauri Ganesh Visarjan, when large parts of Mumbai are already expected to witness heavy crowds,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Manoj Jarange Patil begins hunger strike on September 19 in Mumbai.",
    "Protest coincides with Gauri Ganesh Visarjan festival.",
    "Demands Kunbi certificates for Maratha reservation benefits."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "'Must Return Victorious': Manoj Jarange Announces Indefinite Hunger Strike At Mumbai's Azad Maidan On Sept 19 Amid Ganesh Utsav - VIDEO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/must-return-victorious-manoj-jarange-announces-indefinite-hunger",
        "published": "2026-09-12T12:44:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Manoj Jarange To March To Mumbai, Begin Hunger Strike On September 19",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/manoj-jarange-to-march-to-mumbai-begin-hunger-strike-on-september-19",
        "published": "2026-09-12T16:44:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil to hold indefinite hunger strike in Mumbai from Sept. 19",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/maratha-quota-activist-manoj-jarange-patil-to-hold-indefinite-hunger",
        "published": "2026-09-12T18:30:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}