Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Tuesday expressed apprehension about his potential arrest citing that he is the "thorn" in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) path to power, amidst the backdrop of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into controversial remarks he made against Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Speaking to media in the Beed district, Jarange revealed that he had received information indicating the completion of the SIT report and the impending prospect of arrest. He linked the perceived threat to his failure to support the Maharashtra assembly's recently passed 10 per cent quota for the Maratha population, instead campaigning for reservation under the Other Backward Classes category, reported news agency PTI.