India, May 17 -- Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has announced a fresh agitation, demanding implementation of the Satara Gazette to provide reservations to Marathas by issuing them Kunbi caste certificates. On Saturday, he said he would embark on an indefinite hunger strike in Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district from May 30.

Jarange-Patil made the announcement during a meeting of community members in Antarwali Sarati, convened to decide on the future course of the Maratha reservation movement. He set a deadline of March 29 for the state government to accept his demand.

The Maratha activist said the state has not fulfilled its promises made during his indefinite hunger strike in Mumbai in September last year. Topping the list...