India, Sept. 1 -- After a long weekend where streets of SoBo were flooded with supporters of the Maratha leader Manoj Jarange Patil, the state authorities are working overtime to make sure office-goers are not inconvenienced Monday-onwards by the ongoing protest. The administration confesses that the central business district (CBD) at the Nariman Point, or Fort and the nearby areas, may remain clogged as the protest spills into the week.

Jarange-Patil's hunger strike began at Mumbai's Azad Madan on Friday as part of his demand for all Marathas to be included under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category to receive benefits of reservation in government jobs and educational institutions.

Joint commissioner of police (Law and Order) of M...