{
  "id": 679017,
  "title": "As CM Devendra Fadnavis defends minister Bawankule, Jarange Patil warns of hunger strike in Mumbai",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/as-cm-devendra-fadnavis-defends-minister-bawankule-jarange-patil",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T16:24:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/manoj-jarange-patil-hunger-strike-devendra-fadnavis-chandrashekar-bawankule-10830467/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defended Revenue Minister Chandrashekar Bawankule amid allegations of cancelling Kunbi certificates. Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil threatened a hunger strike in Mumbai, possibly at the CM's residence, Varsha bungalow. Fadnavis criticized targeting a minister for misconduct, stating the committee on Maratha reservation works based on evidence and not government pressure. Jarange-Patil responded by urging the chief minister to warn Bawankule instead of defending him.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defends minister Bawankule",
    "Maratha activist Jarange Patil warns of hunger strike in Mumbai",
    "Fadnavis criticizes targeting minister for misconduct"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}