India, Sept. 1 -- As the Maratha agitation entered its fourth day without a single Mahayuti minister meeting Manoj Jarange-Patil, the reservation activist accused the state government of ignoring his community and announced that if his demands were not met, he would not drink water from Monday. He also warned that more Marathas from across Maharashtra would flood the city the following weekend as well.

Jarange-Patil blamed chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for creating "instability" in Maharashtra. "Due to his stubbornness, Marathas were forced to come to Mumbai to protest," he said. "The same Fadnavis, when in the Opposition, had claimed that our community could get reservations if there was political will. After coming to power, he chan...