Traffic congestion plagued the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway on Friday morning; the congestion was witnessed from Versova Bridge to Vasai. The situation was exacerbated by traffic diversion of the Eastern Express Highway to Western Express Highway as Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil led protestors to head towards Mumbai seeking reservations.
Adding to the chaos is the significant number of vehicles travelling against the designated flow, contributing to the gridlock.
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange has arrived in Navi Mumbai on Friday with thousands of supporters to fight for Maratha reservations. Around 5 am, several activists on bikes, vehicles, jeeps, tempos, and lorries assembled at the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) on Mumbai`s outskirts.
According to Jarange`s plan, he and his followers would begin a hunger strike at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai on Friday. Their main demand is for Kunbi (OBC) status for the Maratha population.
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