Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Doctor Warns Fasting Maratha Activist Faces Severe Dehydration
Manoj Jarange is fasting while traveling to Mumbai for a protest.
A doctor examined him in Beed district.
The doctor said Jarange is almost severely dehydrated.
This means his body does not have enough water.
The doctor also worried that important minerals in his blood could become unbalanced.
Jarange had reportedly not urinated since the morning.
Doctors planned to give him fluids through an intravenous drip.
They said he should be taken to a hospital to recover safely.
Manoj Jarange was diagnosed with near-severe dehydration while traveling toward Mumbai.
A government doctor warned that Jarange could develop a dangerous electrolyte imbalance.
Jarange reached Patoda in Beed district about 14 hours after leaving Antarwali Sarati.
Doctors planned intravenous fluids after reporting no urine output since morning.
The doctor also said Jarange’s blood sugar was lower than normal and urged hospitalisation.
- Who
- Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange and government doctors, including Beed district Civil Surgeon Dr Satishkumar Solanke.
- What
- Jarange was found to be close to severe dehydration and at risk of electrolyte imbalance while fasting and traveling toward Mumbai.
- When
- Wednesday; he reached Patoda around 11 a.m., nearly 14 hours after leaving Antarwali Sarati.
- Where
- Jarange was examined in Patoda, in Maharashtra’s Beed district, after departing from Antarwali Sarati in Jalna district.
- Why
- He was traveling to Mumbai as part of a fresh round of agitation over the Maratha quota.
- Activist
- Manoj Jarange
- Medical condition
- Close to severe dehydration
- Main risk
- Possible electrolyte imbalance
- Treatment planned
- Intravenous fluids
- Additional concern
- No urine output since morning
- Blood sugar
- Reportedly on the lower side
- Doctor’s recommendation
- Hospitalisation