Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange has warned that he, along with community members, would start marching to Mumbai on August 27 as part of his “final agitation” if the Maharashtra government fails to meet his demand for reservation.

Jarange plans to start from Antarwali Sarati, a village in Ambad taluka in Jalna district of the Marathwada region, on August 27 and reach Mumbai two days later. His entry into the city, in the midst of Ganeshotsav, is likely to cause heavy traffic jams and bring crowds, potentially disrupting daily life, especially in the vicinity of Azad Maidan, where the quota activists will be sitting on an indefinite strike until their demands are met.

Aware that he could face wrath from Mumbai citizens for causing inconvenience to the city and its people, Jarange, while speaking to the media on Monday, stated that the community had informed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis about the agitation in Mumbai four months ago, if the government failed to meet their demands. “I personally called Fadnavis and requested him to visit Antarwali to hear us out.