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3 months 3 days 23 hours 29 minutes ago
10:00 PM
Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Don`t trouble Mumbaikars, Jarange appeals to protesters
"Follow the high court`s orders. Don`t trouble Mumbaikars. Don`t roam on streets, park vehicles in designated areas. Those who don`t want to listen to me can return to their villages," Jarange said while addressing a gathering at Azad Maidan, the ground zero of his hunger strike, on Monday night. In a frail voice, the quota leader said he had to drink water while addressing the protesters. (PTI)
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3 months 3 days 23 hours 44 minutes ago
09:45 PM
Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Jarange asks protesters to follow HC directives
Maratha quota leader Manoj Jarange on Monday asked protesters to follow the directives of the Bombay High Court and not inconvenience the people of Mumbai by roaming on the streets. He also appealed to the protesters to park their vehicles only in the designated parking areas, hours after the High Court frowned on the conduct of protesters. (PTI)
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3 months 3 days 23 hours 57 minutes ago
09:32 PM
Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maratha Morcha delegation meets BMC Commissioner to discuss civic facilities required by protesters
A delegation representing the Maratha quota protesters at Azad Maidan met Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner and Administrator Bhushan Gagrani on Monday evening to discuss civic services and facilities required by them. The agitation, demanding reservation for the Maratha community, has been underway outside the BMC headquarters since Friday. Speaking on behalf of the BMC administration, Gagrani assured that the suggestions and demands raised by the delegation would be duly considered, and necessary action would be taken as required.
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3 months 3 days 23 hours 59 minutes ago
09:30 PM
Mumbai News LIVE Updates: CM Fadnavis says his administration will implement the HC directives
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said his administration will implement the HC directives on the Maratha quota protest and added the Mahayuti government is deliberating on finding legal options to resolve the standoff. In a related development, Cabinet minister Chhagan Bhujbal, a prominent OBC leader, said Marathas should not be accommodated in the quota for the Other Backward Classes, citing only 17 per cent reservation is available for 374 communities under the grouping in the state. (PTI)