Manoj Jarange-Patil, a pro-Maratha quota activist on his fifth day of indefinite fast, began taking intravenous fluids after assurances from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar MP-elect Sandipan Bhumre and a Maharashtra Minister. The activist, from Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district, warned of stopping fluids if the government fails to promptly resolve the Maratha reservation issue. He highlighted demands including the implementation of the ‘sage soyare’ notification and withdrawal of police cases against Maratha protesters.