Activist Manoj Jarange, whose indefinite fast over the Maratha reservation issue entered its fifth day on Wednesday, began receiving IV fluids after a Maharashtra minister guaranteed him that the matter would be handled.

Jarange's newest protest began on Saturday in his home hamlet of Antarwali Sarati in Jalna district. Despite his deteriorating condition, he initially refused IV fluids. However, he threatened to quit taking them if the government did not act quickly, reported PTI.