Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis chaired a meeting with Other Backward Classes (OBC) leaders in Mumbai on Saturday. The delegation demanded immediate withdrawal of the Government Resolution (GR) issued on September 2, recognising the records of the Hyderabad Gazette as a valid document for issuing Kunbi certificates for the Maratha community. 

OBC strongman Chhagan Bhujbal (NCP), as well as BJP ministers Chandrashekar Bawankule, Pankaja Munde, and Atul Save, were joined by nearly 35 other representatives of the community in the meeting.  The delegation members also alleged that forged and over-written documents were being used to obtain certificates. The state has warned of stern legal action and punishment against officials found issuing false caste certificates or applicants using forged documents to obtain the caste certificate. After the meeting, OBC sub-committee chairman and Maharashtra revenue minister Bawankule said, “The OBC sub-committee will verify such cases and documents before the government takes a call.”