Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil escalated his fast by giving up water, drawing thousands to Azad Maidan. Heavy traffic disruptions hit south Mumbai as police enforced diversions and tightened security.
Experts now are raring for 14 forts- symbolising "Maratha Military Architecture" which have already made it to the UNESCO's tentative list since April 2021, and now await a formal nod as WH site.
Mahajan, along with MLA Nitesh N. Rane - both from Bharatiya Janata Party - called on the agitation leader Manoj Jarange, conveyed the state government's willingness to start talks in the Maratha quotas.
The Supreme Court on September 9 last year stayed the implementation of the the 2018 Maharashtra law granting reservation to Marathas in education and jobs.
Fadnavis alleged the state government has not offered help of "even a single penny" to farmers hit by floods and cyclone earlier this year, despite making promises about it.
