Mumbai stares at another headache, a possible clash between Marathas and Other Backward Classes (OBC), potentially adding to the city’s daily troubles of crowded trains and congested roads.

Meanwhile, more supporters are thronging the road outside Azad Maidan, where Maratha activists demanding reservation for the community are on hunger strike. Many streets near the protest site are crowded, with supporters parking their vehicles on the roads, leading to traffic problems. As the crowd swells, many were seen bathing in the open, shouting slogans near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters.

On August 31, Maratha leader Manoj Jarange announced he would intensify his indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan by ceasing to drink water from Monday. The protest will enter its fourth day, as the Mumbai police has given him another extension of a day to continue the agitation.