Quota activist Manoj Jarange on Monday (September 8, 2025) demanded that the Maharashtra Government implement a Government Resolution (GR) issued last week for issuing Kunbi caste certificates to Marathas before September 17, or else he will take a "tough decision" again.
Mr. Jarange ended his five-day-old fast for quota in Mumbai on September 2, 2025 when the government announced forming a committee to issue Kunbi caste certificates to Maratha community members with historical evidence of their Kunbi heritage, a social group classified as an Other Backward Class (OBC) in the State.
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The government made the announcement in a Resolution and it followed hectic talks between State Ministers and Mr. Jarange.
The Kunbi is a traditional farming community in the State and they have been included in the list of OBC category in Maharashtra in order to make them eligible for government reservations in jobs and education.
