Activist Manoj Jarange, continuing his fight against the government over the Maratha quota issue, has reached Pune. Upon his arrival in Pune, the activist said this is the "right opportunity" for Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to win over the hearts of Maratha community members by accepting their demand for reservation.

Activist Manoj Jarange, ahead of the launch of his fresh round of agitation in Mumbai on Friday for the Maratha quota, had also claimed that, by giving permission to hold the protest for just one day in Mumbai, the government was "insulting" him and the entire Maratha community.

The 43-year-old activist Jarange headed towards Mumbai from his native village, Antarwali Sarati, in the Jalna district on Wednesday.