Ahead Of Maharashtra State Polls, OBC Agitation In Beed

Activists Laxman Hake and Navnath Waghmare on Saturday ended their hunger strike over the demand that OBC quota should not be diluted after meeting a Maharashtra government delegation. The duo had launched the indefinite fast on June 13 as a counter to Maratha activist Manoj Jarange's demand that Marathas should get reservation in the Other Backward Class (OBC) category. Maharashtra minister and OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Friday said the state government has decided to convene an all-party meeting next week to discuss the issue of extending reservations to the kin of Marathas who possess the Kunbi caste certificate. However, fresh protests, demanding cancellation of fake OBC certificates, were reported from Beed.