Maratha quota leader Manoj Jarange, along with thousands of supporters, arrived in Navi Mumbai on Friday for a reservation for the Maratha people. Around 5 a.m., several activists riding bikes, vehicles, jeeps, tempos, and trucks assembled at the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) on the outskirts of Mumbai.

According to Jarange's plan, he and his supporters would begin a hunger strike on Friday at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai. Their principal demand is that the Maratha community be granted Kunbi (OBC) status.