Overview

• Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil continues an indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan and says he will stop taking water if demands are not met.
• Mumbai Police granted an extension for the protest, as large crowds congested areas around CSMT and strained civic services.
• A government delegation led by retired Justice Sandeep Shinde held talks that yielded no breakthrough, noting in-principle acceptance of the Hyderabad Gazette but no government resolution.
• A ministerial panel headed by Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil is pursuing legal advice, while Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar says the administration is working at speed.
• Political leaders split on remedies, with Sharad Pawar urging a constitutional amendment to raise the reservation cap and BJP ministers pushing the EWS quota option; one protester was reported dead at the site on August 30.