Jarange has been spearheading a campaign demanding that all Marathas be recognised as Kunbis — an agrarian caste included in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category — thereby making them eligible for reservation in education and government jobs.He reiterated the community’s demand for the implementation of historical records, including the Bombay, Satara, and Hyderabad gazettes, which he claims establish the Marathas’ Kunbi identity.He slammed the state administration for not issuing the promised gazette on the Sage Soyare notification and for delaying the release of Kunbi caste certificates, despite the collection of over 58 lakh documents supporting the Maratha-Kunbi link.While Jarange appreciated the Shinde Committee’s efforts in uncovering relevant historical documents, he criticised government officials for failing to act on them.He also condemned the state’s inaction on withdrawing cases filed against Maratha reservation protesters, calling it a breach of trust. “I will not back down this time. The government must act or face the consequences,” he warned.
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