Nana Patole, Maharashtra Congress chief, launched a scathing attack on Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis regarding the contentious issue of quotas, particularly pertaining to the Maratha community and Other Backward Classes. Patole, on Thursday, also urged the public not to resort to extreme measures like suicide as a form of protest.

Patole`s critique came in the wake of a tragic incident where a Maratha quota activist from Jalna allegedly took his own life in Bandra, Mumbai, early in the day. Sunil Kawale, a resident of Chikangaon in Ambad tehsil of Jalna district, was discovered hanging from pole number 4 of a flyover between Bandra and Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in the western part of the metropolis. A note found nearby expressed the need for quota reservations for Marathas and called on community members to gather in Mumbai on October 24 to advance their cause.