A Banjara activist has launched a unique protest to demand the community's inclusion in the Scheduled Tribe category by going on an indefinite fast, sitting on a charpoy (traditional light bedstead) tied to a tree in Maharashtra's Jalna city, reported news agency PTI.

Vijay Chavan, who began his agitation in the Ambad Chowfully area on Saturday, said he had sought permission to stage his protest at the district collectorate premises but was denied permission, reported PTI.