Maratha quota stir: Jarange agrees to IV fluids as health deteriorates on 11th day of fast
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange began a hunger strike on August 29, pressing for inclusion of the Maratha community in the OBC reservation list. On the eleventh day of his fast, his condition declined, prompting him to consent to intravenous fluid treatment. The protest highlights ongoing demands for caste‑based reservation reforms in Maharashtra statewide political debate.