Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange announced a fresh agitation from August 29, alleging delays in issuing Kunbi caste certificates based on Hyderabad Gazette records. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said pending cases were few and the government was ready for discussions
Uddhav Thackeray wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to take steps to declare the Maratha community in the state as Socially and Educationally Backward (SEBC) to enable them to claim the reservation in education and public employment
The Supreme Court on September 9 last year stayed the implementation of the the 2018 Maharashtra law granting reservation to Marathas in education and jobs.
