MUMBAI, Sept. 4 -- Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil refused to back down and end his six-day-old indefinite hunger strike on Thursday, even though the state government has accepted all but one of his demands and promised to start implementing them immediately. State water resources minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, who leads the sub-committee for Maratha reservations, met with the expert committee appointed by Jarange-Patil, which then apprised the quota activist on the details. Jarange-Patil then met the Vikhe-Patil-led committee for over two hours, until 11:00pm on Thursday. He said he would end his hunger strike only if the government began issuing Kunbi certificates to Marathas from Friday, and a government resolution was issued based on his demands. Agreeing to the first demand, the government said the government resolution would be issued by September 10. It, however, said the implementation of the Satara Gazette could not begin until legal opinion is sought. "I urge Jarange-Patil to call off the indefinite strike as we have admitted all his demands," Vikhe-Patil claimed. The activist, however, said, "I respect the government's efforts, which is why I have started drinking water. However, I will not withdraw my hunger strike. A call will be taken on moving to Mumbai on September 12 based on the response from the government," he said. Meanwhile, Jarange-Patil's supporters took to the streets, staging protests on state and national highways to mount pressure on the government. Maratha supporters from various districts have started marching towards Antarwali Sarati, Jarange-Patil's home town, where he is on a hunger strike. There was a rasta roko on the Jalna-Hingoli highway on Thursday....