Overview

• The September 2 government resolution enables eligible Marathas to seek Kunbi caste certificates using Hyderabad Gazetteer entries, opening access to OBC reservations.
• About 10,000 Kunbi and OBC protesters rallied at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan on October 9 before calling off the demonstration after Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha’s assurance of an eight-day timeline to convey their demands.
• The OBC ‘Maha Morcha’ is scheduled in Nagpur on October 10, with organisers planning a march from Yeshwant Stadium to Samvidhan Square and projecting a very large turnout.
• On October 7, the Bombay High Court declined interim relief against the resolution, allowing the state to continue issuing Kunbi certificates while the case proceeds.
• Cross-party OBC leaders including Chhagan Bhujbal, Pankaja Munde, Dhananjay Munde and Vijay Wadettiwar oppose Maratha entry into the OBC list, as protesters allege misuse of Kunbi registrations and warn of broader statewide agitation if the order is not withdrawn.