Overview

• Mumbai Police granted a fresh day’s permission for the Azad Maidan sit-in on Saturday after the initial 6 pm cutoff on Friday under the Public Meetings, Agitations and Processions Rules, 2025.
• Crowds vastly exceeded the 5,000 cap, with police estimates near 40,000 and spillover blocking roads near CSMT as major corridors such as the Eastern Freeway and the Sion–Panvel Highway were closed to regular traffic.
• More than 1,500 city police backed by CRPF, RAF, CISF and Maharashtra Security Force units secured key locations, and rail authorities issued crowd advisories for CSMT.
• Jarange is demanding blanket recognition of Marathas as Kunbis to access a 10% OBC quota and warned he will stop drinking water if talks do not progress.
• Ministers, including Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, indicated readiness for dialogue, while the administration emphasized that any move must survive Supreme Court limits and protect existing OBC reservations.