India, Sept. 2 -- As the indefinite hunger strike of Manoj Jarange-Patil entered its fifth day on Tuesday, the Other Backward Classes (OBC), whose quota the Maratha activist wants to eat into, declared their own offensive. The plan was announced by senior minister and the NCP's OBC face Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday.

Bhujbal proclaimed that the protests would kick off across the state from Tuesday, and a march to Mumbai would also be held if the OBC quota was touched by the state government to please the Maratha community. The minister made the announcement after holding a meeting of OBC leaders from different parts of the state.

Before the meeting, Bhujbal met chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, and deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, a...