Updated On: 23 September, 2025 04:04 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
On September 2, the state government issued a GR on Hyderabad Gazette, and announced the formation of a committee to facilitate the issuance of Kunbi caste certificates to Maratha community members who are able to produce documentary evidence recognising them as Kunbis in past

Sharad Pawar. File Pic
Amid the quota tussle in Maharashtra, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should take the lead in resolving the bitterness among various communities, reported news agency PTI.
Speaking to reporters in Pune, Pawar claimed an atmosphere of conflict between Marathas and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) was being deliberately created.