Mumbai police on Thursday denied permission to Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil to hold his hunger strike in Mumbai. Jarange, who along with thousands of his supporters is on way to Maharashtra's capital city had sought permission for hunger strike in Mumbai's Azad Maidan.

The Mumbai police said that Azad Maidan only has a capacity of 5 to 6 thousand people and it would not be able to accommodate such a large gathering. Police suggested that Jarange should settle for International Corporate Park in Kharghar area of Navi Mumbai instead.