India, Sept. 4 -- Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday reached out to the state's Other Backward Classes (OBC) community, assuring that the government order to expedite Kunbi caste certificates to eligible Marathas would not harm their interests.

The chief minister's remarks come a day after prominent OBC leaders, including food and civil supplies minister Chhagan Bhujbal, spoke about approaching the court against the government resolution (GR) issued this week.

"I have discussed the matter with him [Chhagan Bhujbal] and assured that the GR does not harm the OBC community in any way," Fadnavis said, insisting that the resolution was not a blanket order.

"This GR does not give a blanket reservation. It is only a GR o...