Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Friday lashed out at Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar, who has been opposing reservations for the Maratha community from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota. Wadettiwar, the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, had cautioned against succumbing to Jarange's December 24 deadline for Maratha quota and urged the Maharashtra government not to take a path that would be unjust to OBCs.

Wadettiwar's suggestion that Maratha youth focus on studies rather than following Jarange was met with criticism. Jarange accused Wadettiwar of changing his stance and making baseless allegations against the Maratha community. He asserted that OBCs are not supportive of leaders like Wadettiwar, news agency PTI reported.