India, March 25 -- Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Tuesday urged members of the Dhangar community to intensify their agitation for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, suggesting that a large-scale mobilisation in Mumbai would help push their demands.The Dhangars are currently listed as an Other Backward Class (OBC) in the central list and as a Nomadic Tribe (NT) in the state list.

Giving tips to the Dhangar community members protesting at Azad Maidan for ST status, Jarange-Patil said the community would need to adopt a more aggressive but peaceful protest strategy to secure reservation under the ST category.

Jarange-Patil is popular for his hunger strikes for securing Kunbi (OBC) certificates for the Maratha community, with the m...