A massive congregation of Marathas gave the state government a 10-day deadline to give them quota in education and jobs. The previous deadline of 30 days ended on Saturday, without anything concrete coming up from the tripartite government.

Maratha leader Manoj Jarange, who has spearheaded the latest protest from Antarwali Sarati, a small village in Jalna district, told the gathering of lakhs of community members who had come there, from across the state that they should wait patiently for the next 10 days and avoid falling for any provocation by the leaders of the other caste groups, who are opposing the demand to accommodate Marathas in the existing OBC quota.