A day before activist Manoj Jarange Patil began his proposed indefinite fast over the Maratha quota issue, senior BJP minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and MLC Prasad Lad appealed him to not go ahead with it. In a social media post on Friday, Lad said, “It is my sincere appeal to my brother to not protest in this scorching heat. We value you and your work for the cause of Marathas. If the government fail to address your demands, I will be first to give up my MLC post.” दादा मी येतोय …शब्द पाळायला येतोयसोबत उपसमिती अध्यक्षाला घेऊन येतोय…. पण एक भाऊ म्हणून मला शब्द हवा आहेया तापलेल्या उन्हात स्वतःला त्रास करून घेऊ नये..स्वतःचे पाय आणि अंग पोळवून घेऊ नये..मुळात उपोषणच आता प्रकृतीला झेपणार नाही. आपल्या अपेक्षा पूर्तीसाठी आम्ही येत… pic.twitter.com/CL5enL2kXg — Prasad Lad (@PrasadLadInd) May 29, 2026 Jarange has announced to begin the indefinite fast from May 30 in Antarwali Sarati village of Jalna district, about 400 km from Mumbai, over the community’s “unfulfilled” demands. He has decided to fast under the blazing sun without …