National President of OBC Mahasangh Dr Babanrao Taywade has decided to launch a hunger strike protesting the issuance of the ‘Kunbi’ caste certificate to Marathas. The OBC community has already launched a chain hunger strike at Samvidhan Square, Nagpur against the decision.
The Maratha community has been demanding reservations. Manoj Jarange Patil is on an indefinite hunger strike at Antarwali Sarati in Jalna district. Jarange’s hunger strike is in support of the demand of issuing Kunbi certificates to Marathas. The Kunbi community is getting reservations under the OBC category.
Dr Taywade announced that the hunger strike will be launched on Monday (September 18). A morcha of the OBCs will be held on Sunday. The decision was taken during a meeting of OBC Mahasangh on Wednesday evening. The morcha and launch of hunger strike were deferred by a day, Dr Taywade said. The chain hunger strike will continue, he added.