Overview

• Banjara groups plan large morchas in Jalna and Beed on September 15 after launching an indefinite hunger strike in Jalna on September 11.
• A 32-year-old Banjara man in Dharashiv died by suicide, leaving a note seeking ST reservation based on the Hyderabad Gazette.
• ST leaders condemn the demand, with Shiv Sena MLA Amshya Padavi threatening to resign, while NCP minister Indraneel Naik backs Banjara inclusion.
• OBC leaders set an October 10 morcha in Nagpur to oppose the government resolution enabling Kunbi certificates for eligible Marathas, warning of harm to OBC quotas.
• Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis urges restraint, says only valid Kunbi records will be accepted, and rejects claims that existing reservations are being scrapped.