Huge crowds appeared to be increasing on the second day of quota activist Manoj Jarange's hunger strike on Saturday. Pics/Ashish Raje and Atul Kamble
As the rains took a break, many more people were on the roads outside the iconic Victorian edifices of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), bringing the traffic to a standstill in the morning
Some of the protesters took their baths in the open, using water from the tankers arranged by the organisers or the BMC
Every now and then, groups of protesters -- nearly all of them wearing saffron scarfs -- shouted slogans, asserting that they would not leave until the community was granted reservations
The protest is part of a movement led by activist Manoj Jarange, who has been demanding immediate implementation of the Maratha quota
The protestors, many of whom have travelled from across Maharashtra, were seen taking shelter at buildings in the vicinity
The road outside the Azad Maidan has been closed for traffic, with parked vehicles of his supporters lining both sides
The Mumbai Police on Saturday granted permission to the protest for one more day, following which the agitation will continue on Sunday
Groups of protesters blocked the road outside the CSMT in the morning, alleging that the BMC made no arrangement of shelter, water and toilets for them. Jarange appealed to them, over microphone from his protest site, to clear the road
Thousands of protesters have arrived in the state capital from across Maharashtra to join the protest
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