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Mumbai police deny Jarange permission, citing Ganeshotsav security concerns
Mumbai Police said Manoj Jarange-Patil cannot hold his planned hunger strike in Mumbai during Ganeshotsav.
The festival is expected to bring very large crowds from September 14 to 25.
Police said they need their forces for security and that earlier protests caused serious traffic problems.
Jarange disagreed and said his protest would be peaceful and democratic.
He plans to march toward Mumbai starting September 15.
A court recently said people have a right to protest and did not stop the march immediately.
Jarange said he would challenge the police decision.
He is protesting for Maratha reservation benefits linked to old Kunbi records.
OBC groups oppose the demand because they fear their share of benefits could be reduced.
Mumbai Police denied Manoj Jarange-Patil permission for an indefinite hunger strike beginning September 19.
Police cited stretched security resources, festival crowds, traffic risks, and alleged breaches during earlier protests.
Jarange said he would proceed with his September 15 march to Mumbai despite the denial.
The Bombay High Court recently declined to issue an urgent order stopping the proposed protest.
Jarange is demanding Kunbi certificates and Maratha access to reservations under the OBC segment.
- Who
- Mumbai Police, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, the Maharashtra government, and the Bombay High Court are central to the dispute.
- What
- Mumbai Police denied permission for Jarange-Patil’s proposed indefinite hunger strike and march over Maratha reservation demands.
- Where
- The proposed protest is in Mumbai, including the Azad Maidan area; Jarange was speaking from Antarwali Sarati in Jalna.
- When
- The police refusal was issued on Sunday; the march was planned for September 15, the hunger strike for September 19, and Ganeshotsav runs from September 14 to 25.
- Why
- Police cited security and law-and-order concerns during Ganeshotsav, while Jarange seeks Maratha access to Kunbi-linked OBC reservation benefits.
Mumbai Police and Government Concerns
Jarange’s Protest Position
Permission and security
Mumbai Police and Government Concerns
Mumbai Police says approving a large protest during Ganeshotsav could strain deployments and create law-and-order complications.
Jarange’s Protest Position
Manoj Jarange-Patil says the government and police are using security concerns to suppress a peaceful, democratic protest.
Past protest conduct
Mumbai Police and Government Concerns
Police cited crowds exceeding permitted limits and severe traffic disruption around Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters during last year’s agitation.
Jarange’s Protest Position
Jarange questioned why authorities assume rules will be violated before the new protest begins and said he would challenge the decision.
Reservation impact
Mumbai Police and Government Concerns
OBC groups oppose allowing Marathas to claim Kunbi-linked OBC reservation, arguing their existing share of benefits could be affected.
Jarange’s Protest Position
Jarange demands certificates for eligible Marathas based on old records and gazette documents, including what he claims are 58 lakh Kunbi records.
Key facts
- Protest timing
- The march is planned to begin September 15, with an indefinite hunger strike from September 19.
- Festival period
- Ganeshotsav is scheduled from September 14 to 25.
- Police decision
- Azad Maidan police station senior inspector Raja Bidkar issued a six-page refusal letter.
- Police concerns
- Officials cited stretched forces, possible law-and-order problems, traffic disruption, and alleged non-compliance during previous protests.
- Court position
- The Bombay High Court declined to issue an urgent order stopping the proposed protest and said protest rights could not be restricted merely on apprehensions of trouble.
- Main demand
- Jarange wants eligible Marathas to receive Kunbi certificates and access reservation available to the Kunbi community in the OBC segment.
- Opposition
- OBC groups oppose the demand, saying it could affect their share of benefits.
Quotes
Manoj Jarange
Maratha quota activist leading the proposed Mumbai agitation
“The government and police are creating a conspiracy to prevent our peaceful and democratic protest. This is not the way a government should function under the rule of law.”
telegraphindia.com
“There is a conspiracy to shoot me during the march. They do not want to kill Marathas, but want to target me. I will accept death, but I will not surrender.”
telegraphindia.com
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