India, Sept. 9 -- The Other Backward Classes (OBC) community's protest against the Maharashtra government's decision to issue Kunbi caste certificates to Marathas based on the Hyderabad Gazette is likely to intensify in the coming days.

After senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) minister Chhagan Bhujbal declared that he would challenge the government order in court, another OBC leader, Vijay Wadettiwar of the Congress, held a meeting of community leaders, where it was decided that they would fight aggressively against the decision.

After the meeting, Wadettiwar said the OBCs have decided to fight on two fronts: one in the courts and the other on the streets. "It was decided to file a bunch of petitions against the government resoluti...