Kunbi community organizations in Vidarbha have strongly opposed the process of giving Kunbi community certificates to the Marathas. the representatives of various branches of the Kunbi community came together and gave a memorandum to the Collector. after this, a meeting of community representatives was held. It was decided to call an ‘Elgar’ meeting on Friday to decide the future direction of the agitation on this issue. It was also expressed in the meeting that if anyone is bringing mace to the rights of the Kunbi community, they will start a protest.
Akhil Kunbi Samaj Nagpur, National OBC Federation, Tirle Kunbi Samaj, Bawane Kunbi Samaj, Khaire Kunbi Samaj, Sant Tukaram Maharaj Jayanti Seva Samiti, Kunbi Sena, Khedula Kunbi Samaj, Khaire Kunbi Samaj Sudharak Sanstha, Lonare Kunbi Samaj Mandal, Khaire Kunbi Vichar Manch and Kunbi Samaj Sanghatana’s Representatives were present in today’s meeting.
We are not against giving separate reservations to Maratha community, but organizations of Kunbi community have warned of strong agitation if a reservation is given from OBC quota. State-level agitation has been warned against the government’s move.