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**Maharashtra Government Resolves Maratha Reservation Impasse: Activist Manoj Jarange Ends Hunger Strike**

**Mumbai, Maharashtra – [Date]** – Activist Manoj Jarange ended his five-day hunger strike Tuesday at Azad Maidan in Mumbai after the Maharashtra government, led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, announced a resolution regarding the Maratha reservation issue. Fadnavis praised Jarange for his cooperation and expressed optimism that the government’s decision would bring significant benefits to the Maratha community.

The key to the resolution lies in the government’s decision to issue Kunbi caste certificates to eligible Marathas, granting them access to reservation benefits under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category. Fadnavis clarified that the government accepted the demand to implement the Hyderabad gazetteer as proof to provide caste certificates to individuals and not community. He emphasized that reservation is for individuals, not groups, and therefore, proof is necessary for eligibility. The Hyderabad gazetteer will serve as this crucial proof.

Senior BJP minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, who chairs the cabinet sub-committee on Maratha reservation, offered Jarange a glass of fruit juice to mark the end of the hunger strike.

Fadnavis addressed concerns among OBC communities, stating that there was a misconception about the Maratha reservation, and reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring that neither community’s interests were compromised. He maintained that his government would not take something from one group and give it to the other. The decision aims to benefit both Marathas and OBCs.

Following the dispersal of protesters, civic workers worked diligently through the night to clean up the protest site. Activists distributed leftover food donated by community members.

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