Mumbai, Aug. 29 -- Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil reached Mumbai this morning to hold a rally at Azad Maidan demanding reservation for the Maratha community.
He has been granted conditional permission to hold a protest today between 9am and 6pm, with authorities limiting attendance to 5,000 participants within a deisgnated 7,000 square metre area.
The extensive security arrangements, including local police forces along with companies from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Rapid Action Force (RAF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Maharashtra Security Force, have been deployed inside the Azad Maidan and outside the protest site.
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