Mumbai police deny permission for Manoj Jarange’s hunger strike at Azad Maidan
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AI-generated summary of the coverage listed below: On September 19, Mumbai police refused to grant activist Manoj Jarange a permit to hold an indefinite hunger strike at Azad Maidan, a central public square in the city. The denial was issued by Senior Police Inspector Raju Bidkar of the Azad Maidan Police Station, citing security concerns amid the ongoing Ganeshotsav festival. Jarange, who has previously staged hunger strikes, criticized the decision as an attempt by the Maharashtra government to suppress his agitation and demanded official recognition of Marathas as the Kunbi caste under the OBC category.
Covered by 8 outlets across the spectrum: 25% left, 37% center, 38% right.
Who is covering this story
- Left-leaning (1): The Hindu
- Center (3): Free Press Journal, Hindustan Times, Mid-Day
- Right-leaning (3): Deccan Chronicle, India Today, India TV English
Sources
- Mumbai: Police Deny Jarange Permission for Protest at Azad Maidan — Deccan Chronicle (right-leaning)
- 'They Should Decide Whether To Hold The Agitation During Ganeshotsav': Devendra Fadnavis Reacts To Maratha Community's Mumbai Agitation Plan — Free Press Journal (center)
- Mumbai Police deny nod for activist Manoj Jarange's September 19 hunger strike at Azad Maidan — Hindustan Times (center)
- Manoj Jarange to march solo in Mumbai after cops deny protest permission — India Today (right-leaning)
- Cops refuse Manoj Jarange permission for hunger strike at Mumbai's Azad Maidan; he slams government — India TV English (right-leaning)
- Manoj Jarange leaves for Mumbai despite police denial of permission for protest — Mid-Day (center)
- Jarange-Patil vows to take Maratha quota fight to Mumbai; 10 people, two ambulances to accompany him on Sept. 15 — The Hindu (left-leaning)
- Maratha quota stir: Jarange Patil leaves for Mumbai as police deny nod for protest — The Hindu (left-leaning)