Mumbai, Sept. 2 -- The Maratha Kranti Morcha, organiser of the ongoing hunger strike and protest at Azad Maidan seeking reservation benefits for Marathas, was allowed to use Cross Maidan near Churchgate station for setting up a shelter and parking facility in the evening on Monday before permission was retracted, said Virendra Pawar, a senior leader with the Morcha. "Police officials informed us this evening that we could use the Cross Maidan. Accordingly, Jarange (Manoj Jarange-Patil who is spearheading the stir and is on an indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan) made an announcement from the stage. But later, the administration told us that no permission has been given. It has created new trouble for us," Pawar told HT. The Morcha had applied for permission to use the Cross Maidan nearly two weeks ago, but did not get any response till Monday, he alleged. "Had we been given permission to use Cross Maidan earlier, protesters would have had a designated place to stay and not be forced to seek shelter on streets and in railway stations," Pawar said. The ground can easily accommodate 10,000 protesters, he said, blaming the state government and the administration for the massive crowds in and around the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and neighbouring areas since Friday. On Monday, the fourth day of the hunger strike cum protest, the Morcha also started work on erecting a waterproof pandal at Azad Maidan after the high court asked protesters to vacate the streets. The pandal will be able to accommodate 3,000 people, well within the 5,000 limit set by the court. Also on Monday, following complaints about some protesters misbehaving with local residents and journalists, Jarange-Patil urged his followers to maintain peace and ensure that the common people did not face any problems. Morcha leader and organiser Amol Jadhavrao acknowledged that crowd management had become a big challenge for them on account of the growing number of protesters. "We have formed a team of 30 volunteers to help the police and the organising committee manage the crowd," Jadhavrao said. Since Sunday, the volunteers had detained around 10 people who entered the crowd as activists and tried to create disturbances. "They have all been handed over to the police," he said. The organisers have also constituted other teams to manage the crowd. A 50-member team is providing medical aid while a team of 15 is dealing with legal matters and another team of 20 is handling arrangements for food and water. The largest team, comprising 100 volunteers, is managing the stage where Jarange-Patil is on hunger strike....