India, May 30 -- A state government delegation late on Friday night gave Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil a written assurance that they would consider his demands. "He will discuss our proposal with his team in the morning (Saturday) and take a final call on his protest. If needed, we will meet Jarange-Patil again, on Saturday morning," said BJP MLC Prasad Lad, who had accompanied water resources minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil to a meeting with the quota activist earlier on Friday.

The delegation sent the written assurance to the activist late on Fri night through revenue officials in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

These developments follow an announcement by Jarange-Patil on Thursday, that he would proceed with a hunger strike...