{
  "id": 4016875,
  "title": "Advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte Meets Azad Maidan Police, Alleges Manoj Jarange Patil Threatens Mumbai Stability",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/advocate-gunaratna-sadavarte-meets-azad-maidan-police-alleges-manoj",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T18:23:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/advocate-gunaratna-sadavarte-meets-azad-maidan-police-alleges-manoj-jarange-patil-threatens-mumbai-stability"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai: Lawyer Gunaratna Sadavarte has accused activist Manoj Jarange Patil of attempting to destabilize the city politically and has urged the police to address threats of disrupting Mumbai's infrastructure and targeting the homes of key figures. Sadavarte met with Senior Police Inspector Raja Bidkar of the Azad Maidan police station to discuss the matter. Alleging that Patil had made \"extremist language\" remarks about damaging railway tracks, airports, and targeting important individuals' residences, Sadavarte emphasized that such threats are unacceptable. He stated that while citizens have the right to protest, these protests must comply with constitutional limits. Sadavarte also claimed that recording and publicly sharing phone conversations of members of the Teli and OBC communities amounted to intimidation and should be investigated. He urged the police to seriously consider an application submitted by Gangadhar Kalkute, which contained allegations of a threat to Mumbai. The lawyer pointed out that Jarange had previously been involved in violent incidents during protests and urged the police not to wait for instructions from the government before taking action. Sadavarte suggested that the agitation might have a political motive, possibly tied to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis being from a non-Maratha community. He accused certain political leaders of either actively or indirectly supporting the agitation, including former Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Additionally, Sadavarte accused state minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil of not publicly condemning Jarange's statements. Addressing the reservation issue, Sadavarte mentioned receiving calls from Maratha community members who wanted EWS (Economically Weaker Section) reservation instead of Maratha reservation. He questioned the use of the surname \"Patil\" in the context of the agitation, emphasizing that the Constitution does not grant any special designation based on surnames. Concerning the proposed Maratha agitation, Sadavarte stated that even a gathering of 250 people near Azad Maidan could potentially disrupt the city, while the planned protest of 40,000 people could cause even greater disruption. He assured that legal measures would be taken to maintain law and order. Sadavarte concluded by urging the Azad Maidan Police to thoroughly investigate the allegations and take appropriate action.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte has alleged that activist Manoj Jarange Patil is attempting to politically destabilise Mumbai and has urged the police to take seriously the alleged threats of disrupting the city’s infrastructure and targeting the residences of important persons. Today Advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte has met to Senior police Inspector of Azad Maidan police station Raja Bidkar.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Manoj Jarange Threatens Mumbai March If Maratha Demands Are Not Accepted, Calls For Community Mobilisation Ahead Of Fast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/manoj-jarange-threatens-mumbai-march-if-maratha-demands-are-not",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:58:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}