India, Sept. 1 -- The protestors demanding reservation for the Maratha community took to Mumbai roads and thronged the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminal (CSMT) station on Monday, disrupting normal traffic and resulting in traffic congestion in parts of the city.

The crowd led to traffic disruption, causing inconvenience to the passengers, even as the Maharashtra government appealed to the protestors to confine their protests to the designated area.

"Nobody is denying their right to protest, but it should be at Azad Maidan, not at the railway station. They should also keep in mind that such improper methods of protest are defaming the community as a whole," water resources minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil said. Patil also heads the s...