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The Maratha reservation will turn into a futile exercise if the state government concedes to Maratha activist Manoj Jarange Patil’s demand for issuing “kunbi” certificates to all Marathas without proper documents, said Rastriya OBC Mahasangh president Babanrao Taywade on Thursday.
The OBC leader told the Indian Express, “ The issue is being approached from the narrow perspective. It has become a issue of prestige and politics. But the real challenge is to ensure that reservation withstands the constitutional and legal validity test.”
Jarange Patil has demanded the government should immediately give consent for giving kunbi certificates to all Marathas across Maharashtra.
“Individual Marathas, even after being equipped with kunbi certificate, will have to get required documents for validity. In the revenue records or education records of at least one family member dating back to 1967, there has to be mention of ‘kunbi’. It can be parents, grandparents, etc. In the absence of revenue/education record, the kunbi certificate will not be valid. It will not be considered for government jobs or educational institutions,” Taywade said.
According to the OBC leader, though the SCs, STs and OBCs have been sanctioned reservation for decades, several community members who make it to professional courses and colleges have to face disqualification for failing to provide validity proof.
“The Maratha organisations asking OBC to accommodate their reservation concerns does not make any sense. The state and central governments have learned retired judges, legal and constitutional experts who are working on the complex issue,” he said.
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