Holding aloft the national Tricolour at Somaiya Ground in north Mumbai and Muslim Reservation Federation (MRF) flags, the gathering was the culmination of a 10-day-long 300-km march from Malegaon to Mumbai.

"This is the beginning of a long battle and we shall not rest till our demands are conceded by the government," said MRF convenor Asif S. Rasheed, who led the march.