India, Aug. 31 -- The first round of discussions between Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil and the Maharashtra government on Saturday failed, prompting him to continue his hunger strike at Azad Maidan.

The police have allowed the protesters to continue their agitation at Azad Maidan, extending it by a day till Sunday.

While the BJP-led Devendra Fadnavis government did not initiate talks with Jarange-Patil on Friday, when he began his fast, it sent a three-member committee to meet him on Saturday, to brief him on steps being taken by the government and to request him to withdraw his agitation to give the state more time to consider his demands.

The quota activist, who stormed into Mumbai with 25,000 supporters on Thursday night...