Discrepancies in validating Kunbi caste certificates: Jarange-Patil
Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has announced a new agitation over alleged discrepancies in the verification and cancellation of Kunbi caste certificates. The dispute centers on the government's implementation of reservation policies for the Maratha community.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing social and political friction in Maharashtra regarding caste-based reservations and the administrative challenges of verifying lineage.
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil is once again squaring off with the Maharashtra government, this time over alleged discrepancies in the verification and approval of Kunbi caste certificates as well as in their cancellations. Mr Jarange-Patil, to take cognisance of the issue, announced a tour of several parts of Marathwada and Western Maharashtra, starting Friday (August 7, 2026).
“The government allowed the issue of Kunbi caste certificates but also cancelled those,” he said, calling it a strategy to prevent the Maratha community from receiving rightful reservation.
Mr. Jarange-Patil has set an August 29 deadline and threatened a fresh “final” agitation over delays and denials in the certificate process.
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