# Jarange meets experts to plan Aug 29 Maratha stir 2026-08-16T12:59:29+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Activist Manoj Jarange Patil held a meeting on Sunday at his village Antarwali Sarati in Jalna district to finalise strategy for the Maratha reservation agitation planned for August 29. The meeting included experts and researchers who discussed legal aspects of the community's demands and the government's standard operating procedure. Jarange said the government must acknowledge mistakes in existing resolutions and make amendments. The meeting covered the Hyderabad Gazetteer, concessions to Other Backward Classes, and difficulties in verifying blood and lineage records for Kunbi certificates. Participants suggested giving constitutional authority to village-level committees to accept recommendations. Jarange reiterated his determination to continue the agitation until demands are accepted. He has launched nine hunger strikes since August 2023 and ended a fast on May 30 after the government offered a 12-point proposal. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Jalna, Maharashtra, Manoj Jarange Patil, Maratha reservation Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jarange-meets-experts-to-plan-aug-29-maratha-stir/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jarange-meets-experts-to-plan-aug-29-maratha-stir/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/