India, Aug. 29 -- On the back of quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil's stir over the demand for reservation of Marathas in the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) category in education and employment, OBCs have threatened a counter-protest to defend their share of the reservation. Leaders from the community have declared a chain hunger strike over the next couple of days, followed by a morcha akin to Jarange-Patil's in Mumbai. They have also demanded that Kunbi (a sub-caste of Marathas) certificates issued to Marathas, which facilitates their entry into the OBC category be revoked.

A day after the activist started his march from Antarwali Sarathi village, in Jalna district, leaders from the OBC community held a meeting in Nagpur, and announced ...