Maratha reservation: Dipke meets Jarange-Patil, seeks end to fast
Abhijeet Dipke of the Cockroach Janta Party met with activist Manoj Jarange-Patil to urge him to end his 14-day hunger strike for Maratha reservation. Dipke criticized the government's failure to provide adequate education and employment opportunities for rural youth.
Why it matters
The ongoing hunger strike reflects deep-seated social and political tensions regarding caste-based reservations and government accountability in Maharashtra.
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, met Manoj Jarange-Patil at Antarwali Sarati on September 11, 2026, and asked him to end the fast. Mr. Jarange-Patil has been on a hunger strike for reservation for the Maratha community. The meeting took place on day 14 of the strike.
In a post on X on September 11, 2026, Mr. Dipke wrote that he met Mr. Jarange-Patil, who has been on a hunger strike for 14 days, and inquired about his health. He wrote that Maharashtra needs Mr. Jarange-Patil. He requested that Mr. Jarange-Patil call off the fast and take care of his health.
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