CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke met Marathi activist Manoj Jarange-Patil at his hunger-strike site and urged him to end his 14-day fast. Dipke questioned the government’s response to the protest and said Jarange-Patil was fighting for better education and employment opportunities for young people. Dipke also referred to the suicide of 27-year-old Prathamesh Deshmukh over a loan and accused the government of failing to provide adequate opportunities and facilities. He warned against any attempt to forcibly remove Jarange-Patil from the protest site, saying Maharashtra would not tolerate such action.