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The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis, stated that no injustice will be done to the OBCs following the state government’s move on the Maratha quota, following an agitation by activist Manoj Jarange.

 

"There will be no injustice to the Other Backward Classes due to the government resolution (GR) issued regarding implementation of the Hyderabad gazetteer," Fadnavis said.

 

Jarange ended his 5-day protest at the Azad Maidan on Tuesday after the Maharashtra government announced the formation of 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.

 

 

The chief minister also said he has spoken to a cabinet colleague and senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, who on Wednesday openly expressed his displeasure over the GR issued to speed up the grant of Kunbi caste certificates to eligible Marathas.

 

"I told him the GR doesn't impact the OBC quota. Only eligible Marathas who have valid evidence of Kunbi lineage will be given caste certificates and not all Marathas," the CM asserted.

 

Bhujbal will be pacified and convinced that the interests of OBCs will not be impacted, Fadnavis said.