Overview

• At a meeting at Mumbai’s Sahyadri Guest House chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, OBC organisations urged scrapping the September 2 GR on Kunbi certificates and sought a white paper on caste and validity certificates issued since 2014.
• Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar said a state-wide OBC protest march on October 10 will proceed, even as the chief minister appealed for a postponement citing the flood situation.
• Fadnavis said certificates would be issued only on valid documents through a verification system and a lineage committee, rejecting fears of approvals based on marriage or affidavits.
• Deputy CM Eknath Shinde said decisions would stay within the law and warned that false documents would invite legal action, while Ajit Pawar said the goal is to prevent injustice to any community.
• Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said officials who issue fake certificates will face action, and Chhagan Bhujbal presented evidence alleging some false certificates had already been granted.