India, Oct. 5 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday had a hard time convincing leaders of the Other Backward Classes (OBC) that steps taken by the Mahayuti government to provide reservation to Marathas with Kunbi antecedents would not impact the quota of existing OBC communities.

However, OBC leaders from ruling parties including ministers Chhagan Bhujbal and Pankaja Munde, as well as opposition parties, insisted that the state withdraw its September 2 government resolution (GR), on Marathas with Kunbi antecedents as mentioned in the Hyderabad Gazette. They also demanded a white paper on caste certificates issued since 2014.

Since the government did not respond to these demands, OBC leaders said they would go ahead with their ...