Overview

• He will depart Antarwali Sarathi on August 27 and begin an indefinite fast at Azad Maidan on August 29 if a 10% OBC quota is not granted.
• The Bombay High Court ruled that any protest requires prior permission at designated sites and said the government may offer Kharghar in Navi Mumbai.
• The court issued a notice to him on a PIL challenging the agitation and listed the matter for September 9.
• CM Devendra Fadnavis’s OSD met him to seek a postponement for Ganeshotsav, and the state cites its separate 10% Maratha quota, but he insists on OBC recognition through Kunbi identification.
• Police preparations intensify as activists talk of thousands of vehicles and he signals a visit to Lalbaugcha Raja that could strain festival crowd control.