Quota stir ends, govt accepts most demands

MARATHA quota activist Manoj Jarange ended his fast on Tuesday evening, the fifth day of his hunger strike, saying the Maharashtra government has accepted most of his demands, including implementation of the Hyderabad gazetteer as documentary proof to issue Kunbi caste certificates to Maratha community members, making them eligible for reservation benefits currently available to OBCs.

- SUDHIR SURYAWANSHI @ Mumbai

The government accepted six out of the eight demands put forth by Jarange and constituted a cabinet sub-committee headed by BJP leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil. The panel will take two months to submit a report that will create a legal framework to operationalise the Maratha quota.