Manoj Jarange Gets Police Nod For Mumbai Protest On Aug 29, Maratha Quota Leader To Meet Govt D

The Mumbai police on Thursday (August 28, 2025) deployed over 1,500 of its personnel at the Azad Maidan in south Mumbai to maintain the law and order situation in view of activist Manoj Jarange's indefinite fast to press for the Maratha reservation demand, officials said.

Jarange, 43, has earlier announced that he would launch an indefinite fast at the Azad Maidan from August 29. He along with thousands of supporters left his native Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district on August 26. On Thursday morning, he reached Shivneri fort, the birthplace of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, and later proceeded to Mumbai.

He has been demanding that all Marathas be recognised as Kunbis – an agrarian caste included in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category – which will make them eligible for reservation in government jobs and education.