On Monday, the Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange stated that the community in Maharashtra has waited for 70 years to get justice. He has appealed to the ruling and opposition political parties to clarify their stand on the Maratha reservation issue.

Jarange has been on a hunger strike in Jalna for the last 14 days for the reservation issue. Jarange stated that he required the "saline of Maratha reservation" to be administered, underscoring the urgency of the issue.