"Panel Formed, Report Sought": Eknath Shinde Amid Maratha Quota Protests

A committee was set up and asked to submit a report within a month on how to issue Kunbi certificates to Maratha community from Marathwada, said Eknath Shinde.

Amid protests for Maratha quota, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said a committee will submit its report within a month on how to issue Kunbi caste certificates to Marathas from Marathwada region.

Kunbis (the community associated with agriculture) are grouped under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category in Maharashtra.

“A committee was set up and asked to submit a report within a month on how to issue Kunbi certificates to the Maratha community from Marathwada. The state government has taken this issue seriously and we are working to find an amicable solution," the Chief Minister told reporters.