The Eastern Freeway road, the gateway to Mumbai city, has been closed due to a huge crowd of protesters demanding reservation for the Maratha community.
Eastern Freeway road blocked due to heavy traffic
A large number of Maratha protesters have started coming to Mumbai on Friday, amid the agitation called by Maratha activist Manoj Jarange for reservation for the Maratha community.A large number of protesters gathered on the Eastern Freeway road, the entrance to the city, causing a massive traffic jam on the road.As a result, the road was closed for some time, and angry protesters staged a sit-in protest on this eastern freeway, which also resulted in a large crowd in the area.
On Friday mornings, the number of people going to work on this Eastern Freeway road is also large, and the huge number of vehicles of city citizens and protesters created a traffic jam on this Eastern Freeway road .Protesters started coming to Mumbai via various routes for the protest since Thursday night. People started coming to Mumbai via Panvel route as well as Atal Setu route, which also caused a huge traffic jam for the traffic police.
Due to the closure of the Eastern Freeway road , office-going people were stranded on this route for some time. The angry protesters also asked, “We have left our families and come here. Can’t you sit at home for a day while you work?”
The number of protesters coming to Mumbai for the Maratha protest is huge. Since Friday morning, a large crowd of protesters has been seen in the Azad Maidan, Mumbai Municipal Corporation premises, as well as the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminal area.The city is currently experiencing heavy rains, so the Maratha protesters are also facing various problems. Rain, mud are also causing some inconvenience to the protesters.The protesters coming to the city for the protest are also using the railways, Central Railway, Western Railway, as well as the Harbor Railway. The current rains are also affecting the country, due to which the Maratha protesters are also facing various problems.The rain and mud are causing some inconvenience to the protesters. There is a large crowd. The number of protesters is so large that it is putting a lot of pressure on the police administration.
Traffic police were also present in the area to control traffic on the Eastern freeway road.The police administration is also prepared on a large scale for this agitation of the Maratha community. Two additional police commissioners, six deputy commissioner-level officers and thirteen hundred police personnel are also ready.Various teams, including the State Reserve School Riot Control Team and the Bomb Blast Squad, are also deployed for this purpose.
Manoj Jarange arrives in Mumbai to protest for Maratha reservation, starts hunger strike from 10 am Azad Maidan is currently packed with citizens, and there is a large crowd of citizens in the area. The police have also extended permission to use the ground for one day for the protest.Various MLAs as well as leaders from various parties are currently coming to the protest site to meet Jarange Patil.
Attention is currently focused on the government’s stance on the issue of reservation for the Maratha community. Traffic in Mumbai city has also been disrupted to a large extent due to this reservation agitation.Various Maratha movements from across the state are currently coming to Mumbai city. The congestion on the Eastern Freeways road, which are the gateway to Mumbai city, as well as various roads, is increasing. Also, major arrangements will have to be made for parking the vehicles of these citizens.These protesters, who have come from all over the state, have brought their rations as well as essential items with them, so the administration is currently making various efforts to provide them with parking facilities.
The city’s traffic police and administration are currently under a major appeal to keep traffic flowing smoothly, as traffic jams are currently causing a lot of inconvenience to city residents.Providing various alternative routes as well as parking facilities to the protesters.