Mumbai Maratha Protest LIVE: HC seeks Jarange Patil’s reply to pleas alleging violations during protests

A day after Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange ended his fast, doctors attending to him in a hospital here on Wednesday said he had dehydration and low blood sugar, and was being administered intravenous (IV) fluids, news agency PTI reported.

Jarange, after ending his fast on Tuesday, left the venue in an ambulance for a medical check-up. He was then shifted to a private hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, the PTI report stated.

"He is stable, but has dehydration and his blood sugar is a little low. He has weakness due to this. We have given him IV fluids. Blood reports are a little good. His kidneys are also good," a doctor monitoring his health told PTI.

"We will reduce his weakness by medication and then he will be given food orally. Last night (after admission in hospital) he had juice. He will be on liquid diet probably till tomorrow," the doctor said. (PTI)

From food packets to plastic bottles, chappals to discarded flyers and posters, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) removed 1.01 lakh kg or 101 Metric Tonnes (MT) of waste items from Azad Maidan and its adjoining areas between August 29 and Tuesday morning while protest against the Maratha reservation was underway.

The overall waste removed is equal to the full capacity of 54 waste compactor dumpers each having a capacity of 1,850 kg each, that were pressed into operation for collection and transporting the accumulated solid waste.

Besides this, the BMC’s data show that 466 sanitation workers were deployed by the authorities during this period for clearing the piles of waste.

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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil Tuesday withdrew the agitation after receiving the official Government Resolution (GR) on the implementation of the Hyderabad gazette, granting Kunbi status to Marathas of the Marathwada region.

The other three gazettes will require at least a month’s time. Six out of Patil’s eight demands were accepted as he welcomed the draft resolution, claiming victory.

However, it has left community leaders and experts in doubts about whether the GR will really be beneficial while they flagged flaws in the draft resolution.

“I genuinely feel that the GR issued today does not provide any new benefit to the Marathas of Hyderabad Sansthan. Earlier too, certificates were issued based on genealogical records. So what is new?” Sanjay Lakhe Patil, Convener, Maratha Kranti Morcha said.

The Mumbai Police Tuesday served a notice to Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil at Azad Maidan, asking the protesters to vacate the premises today.

Earlier, Patil asserted he won’t leave Azad Maidan even if he dies, after Mumbai Police issued a notice asking all protesters to vacate the key location today, citing violation of interim order that laid out conditions while granting them permission for the agitation.

Patil also said he was ready for talks with the Maharashtra government, and will ensure they accept quota demands.

(Express Photo by Akash Patil)

Commenting on Bombay High Court's order to empty streets by Tuesday noon, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said, "Mumbai cannot be vacated. This Mumbai was not given to Maharashtra and to Marathi people by the High Court. It was given to Maharashtra and Marathi people after struggle of thousands of people. Maharashtra Govt can decide."

"What can we expect from the Court where BJP’s spokespersons are sitting as judges,” Raut said.

The Mumbai Police on Tuesday issued a notice to the protesters who have gathered in large numbers at Azad Maidan, as well as other key locations, including the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) station, since August 29 this year.

In its notice, the police cited various rules, which they alleged were violated by the protesters.

The notice stated:

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil Tuesday morning said that he will not vacate Azad Maidan under any circumstances until his demands are fulfilled.

“Even if I die, I will not leave Azad Maidan. If the government tries to evict us, it will prove costly affair to them. Remember , you might charge lathis on Marathas today and evict them from here, but you also have to visit the different parts of Maharashtra. If you want to see what Marathas are after 350 years, then go ahead and try to remove us from here," Jarange declared, adding that the movement will continue until the Satara and Hyderabad gazettes are implemented.

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Tuesday asserted that the protesters had not violated any law, after Mumbai Police issued a notice asking all protesters to vacate Azad Maidan today, citing violation of interim order that laid out conditions while granting them permission for the agitation, news agency PTI reported.

He said he was ready for talks with the Maharashtra government, and will ensure that they accept quota demands.

He also asked protesters to maintain peace, PTI report stated.

The notice comes a day after the Bombay High Court issued directives asking protesters to vacate all streets in Mumbai by noon, claiming that Mumbai was “literally paralysed” due to Maratha agitation.

The Mumbai Police on Tuesday issued a notice to the protesters who have gathered in large numbers at Azad Maidan, as well as other key locations, including the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) station, since August 29 this year.

The notice has asked protesters to vacate Azad Maidan today.

In the notice, the police said that about 11,000 vehicles have been brought to Mumbai since the protest began, and most of them have been parked illegally across the city.

“... despite the fact that you have been provided with detailed information regarding this, you have started your hunger strike to death at Azad Maidan, Mumbai from 29/08/2025, in which about 40,000 agitators from various parts of Maharashtra have been included," it said.

"About 11,000 small and big four-wheeled vehicles related to the said agitation have been brought to Mumbai city. Out of which, about 5000 vehicles have been brought to Azad Maidan in South Mumbai, Hon'ble High Court premises, Mantralaya premises, Colaba, Kalbadevi, etc. areas and most of them are on the main roads of South Mumbai like Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Dadabhai Naoroji Marg, Mahapalika Marg, etc. and at C.S.M.T. Junction, Metro Junction, ... have been parked illegally in the main squares since 29/08/2025.”

“All the said vehicles have been parked illegally on the above mentioned main roads and main squares without following any traffic rules and due to which the traffic in the said place has been completely disrupted. Due to this, the general public has been deprived of access to the Hon'ble Bombay High Court, Sessions Court, other courts, Cama Hospital, St. George Hospital, G.T. Hospital, Bombay Hospital, Mantralaya, Vidhan Bhavan, Maharashtra / Mumbai Police Headquarters, C.S.M.T. / Churchgate Railway Station, etc. emergency, service, essential, government, semi-government and private institutions in South Mumbai," the notice stated.

Heavy security was deployed and traffic was diverted outside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) railway station, as one side of the road remained open for vehicles during the Maratha activists’ agitation early Tuesday.

(Express Photos by Akash Patil)

Commuters in Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) Monday faced delays and inconvenience as a crowd of Maratha quota protesters from Azad Maidan spilled over to the city’s busiest railway station amid heavy security deployment.

Although local trains operated with a 15- to 20-minute delay, the real trouble was seen at CSMT, where people faced difficulty alighting from packed trains as well as leaving the station, as protesters took shelter on its platforms, a Central Railway spokesperson said.

Many private offices offered their employees the option to work from home.

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Metal bars are being laid at the site of Manoj Jarange Patil's hunger strike to build a larger pandal-like structure.

The Bombay High Court will hear the petition by an NGO challenging permission granted to Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil to stage a protest at Azad Maidan in Mumbai.

The court will hear the plea after 1:30 pm.

On August 26, the HC had said that Jarange-Patil and his associates shall not stage any protest at Azad Maidan till they seek and obtain permission under the Public Meetings, Agitations and Processions Rules, 2025.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) minister Chhagan Bhujbal convened an OBC meeting on Monday.

The OBC organisations will take a decision to launch agitation at Antarwali Sarathi, the native village of Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil.

In Nagpur, National OBC Federation has already started chain agitation, in the last 48 hours.

A meeting will be held in Varsha, the official residence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and two DyCMs Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde along with Justice Shinde committee and Sub Committee head Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil.

NCP SP MP Supriya Sule demands that government should immediately call for all party meeting and hold dialogue with Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil and resolve the issue as early as possible

The route from Metro Junction to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) through the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters adjacent to the gate of Azad Maidan has been shut.

Cars moving through JJ Flyover towards South Mumbai have been diverted close to the Police Commissioner's office to either Metro Junction or Churchgate station.

Fashion Street to CSMT Hazari Mal Somani Road was closed, which runs parallel to Azad Maidan.

The path from Hutatma Chowk in the direction of CSMT was also diverted.

Madam Cama Road in front of Mantralaya towards Marine Drive Junction was closed due to security concerns.

The Mumbai Press Club Monday deplored the "repeated incidents of harassment, misconduct, and indecent treatment faced by women journalists and other media professionals while covering Manoj Jarange Patil’s ongoing protest in Mumbai," according to a statement.

The Mumbai Press Club also called upon Patil to take "immediate and strict corrective action against those response for such misconduct."

"We Thank Mr. Jarange Patil for taking cognizance of this issue but urge Mr. Jarange Patil and his leadership team to ensure discipline, accountability, and above all, the safety and dignity of all journalists covering the movement," it added.

The supporters of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil gathered outside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) station as Jarange's hunger strike entered its fourth day on Monday, in Mumbai.

(Express Photos by Sankhadeep Banerjee)

Owing to the Maratha quota protests, the Mumbai traffic police has issued advisory asking commuters to follow directions while heading to South Mumbai on Monday.

“Expect slow traffic and occasional disruption tomorrow morning while commuting towards south Mumbai due to ongoing agitation. Keep following directions given at traffic junctions to minimise inconvenience,” the traffic police stated over a post on X.

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