Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange's warns Maharashtra govt: ‘Will march towards Mumbai if...’
Maharashtra government, Marathas will march towards Mumbai tomorrow morning," he was quoted by ANI as saying. Protesters demand Kunbi (OBC) status to the Maratha community. On January 16, Jarange had demanded that 54 lakh Marathas should be issued Kunbi caste certificates within two days.
"So far, 54 lakh records showing members of the Maratha caste as belonging to the agrarian Kunbi community have been found, and all these persons (or their descendants) should be given Kunbi certificates immediately," Jarange said. ALSO READ: Maratha reservation: OBC leaders protest, Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal under fire | 5 things to know Thousands of protesters, led by Manoj Jarange, reached Navi Mumbai on Thursday night and the government is trying to persuade them not to enter Mumbai. As per his plan, Jarange, along with his supporters, was to begin his hunger strike at Azad Maidan on Friday.
Hundreds of protesters demonstrated near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in south Mumbai, blocking the traffic on Friday. Despite the Mumbai Police issuing a notice to him denying him permission to hold a hunger strike in the city, Jarange announced on Thursday that he will reach Azad Maidan in south Mumbai on January 26. "The protesters, who were going to Azad Maidan, sat at the intersection near CSMT and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters," an official was quoted by news agency PTI as saying.
"Police rushed to the spot and asked the agitators to go to Azad Maidan," the official added. On Thursday, the Mumbai police issued a notice to Jarange, saying no ground in the city could accommodate the large number of protesters accompanying him, and advised him to hold his agitation in Navi Mumbai instead. While
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