Maratha Quota Activist Manoj Jarange Patil at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan. (Express Photo)
Manoj Jarange Patil Maratha Reservation Protest Rally LIVE News Updates: On reaching Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, Maratha quota agitation leader Manoj Jarange Patil accused the Maharashtra government of not cooperating over the Maratha quota reservation issue, as he began his hunger strike Friday. He said, “I will die… But won’t back down this time. Now we will not leave Mumbai till the time our demands are met. We all came to Mumbai because the government did not cooperate with us. The authority of giving permission is with the government, and we have now requested them to permit us; if not the government, the courts would give permission.”
Where is the protest? Mumbai police have allowed Jarange permission to stage peaceful protests at Azad Maidan on August 29 between 9 am to 6 pm. At 6 pm, all protesters will have to leave the site, police said. Police also stipulated that only five vehicles of protesters can head to Azad Maidan and the number of protesters there should not cross 5,000. Over 1,500 Mumbai police personnel have been deployed at Azad Maidan to maintain law and order ahead of Jarange’s agitation, officials said.
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Road closure: The Eastern Freeway and Sion-Panvel highway will be closed for all vehicular movement except emergency services Friday in protest at the Azad Maidan in south Mumbai. The order was issued by the Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) on Thursday evening, said an official.
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