Overview

• A cabinet sub-committee delivered a Government Resolution invoking Hyderabad Gazette references to enable verification-based Kunbi caste certificates, with time-bound scrutiny at the district level.
• Jarange ended his five-day hunger strike and agreed to leave Azad Maidan after accepting the government's proposals tied to the new resolution.
• The state promised to withdraw cases against protesters by the end of September and to compensate families of those who died, with Rs 15 crore cited and jobs pledged based on qualifications.
• The Bombay High Court rebuked the disruption, ordered streets cleared, later permitted the sit-in to continue until Wednesday morning, and warned of contempt for any breach of its orders.
• A decision on using the Satara records is expected within about a month, while Jarange set a two-month deadline for broader recognition of Marathas and Kunbis as one community amid 8 lakh objections and other administrative hurdles.