Updated on: sept 02, 2025 10:10 am IST
The Bombay High Court asked the Mumbai Police to act and ensure that no other protesters should enter the city.
The Maratha Kota protests led by activist Manoj Zrenge entered their fifth day on Tuesday, leading to strong reactions from the Bombay High Court, which asked its supporters to evacuate all the roads in the city by noon.
Given that Mumbai was “literally paralyzed” due to the Maratha movement, the court ordered to clean and clean all the roads by Tuesday afternoon, violating in conditions.
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The High Court also asked the Mumbai Police to act and ensure that no other protesters should enter the city.
Immediately after the intervention of the court, the Mumbai Police issued a notice to the Maratha Kota leader Manoj Zeranng, asking him to vacate the Azad Maidan.
Here are the top 10 major developments because Mumbai faces its fifth day of disintegration due to opposition to Maratha quota:
- On the demand of Maratha Kota, activist Manoj Zeranz’s hunger strike entered its fifth day on Tuesday.
- The Bombay High Court asked its supporters to evacuate all the roads in the city by noon and restore the normal situation.
- Describing the situation as serious, the court on Monday observed that all pre-assessing terms were violated and protesters were asked to live within the boundaries of the specified area for stirring.
- The court said it hopes that the Maharashtra government will start the appropriate steps and follow the fixed procedure in the law.
- The court said that the government will also ensure that no other protesters enter the city.
- The Mumbai Police on Tuesday issued a notice to the Maratha Kota leader Manoj Zeranng, asking him to vacate the Azad Maidan.
- Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal warned of mass protests by members of OBC communities, if any attempt is made to harass their existing reservation to accommodate the Marathas.
- Meanwhile, as the protest continues, the supporters of the Gerange converted the nearby CSMT station complex into a sports area, Kabadi, KOHO, and even played the role of wrestling with each other, stated by PTI.
- An official said that some protesters jumped at the dead end of the Harbor line tracks on Monday afternoon, but they were quickly persuaded to go out by the railway police.
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) stated that it has deployed around 1,000 hygiene workers to maintain cleanliness in Azad Maidan and surrounding areas, where a large number of protesters have gathered.
Maratha quota protest
Activists Manoj Zeranz are staging an uncertain hunger strike on their demand for 10 percent reservation to the Maratha community under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category. Thousands of people from the community have reached Mumbai to support their stir.
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Jarang’s hunger strike at Azad Maidan in South Mumbai enters the fifth day on Tuesday.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and other areas of South Mumbai, who demanded hundreds of Maratha community members quota, gathered in the traffic congestion and inconvenience to the passengers.
