Gujjar quota stir in Rajasthan: Bhanwar Lal urge protesters not to resort to violence
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar quota stir in Rajasthan: Bhanwar Lal urge protesters not to resort to violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Jaipur: Rajasthan Minister Bhanwar Lal on Monday urged the protesting Gujjar community, demanding five per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutes, not to resort to violence and protest peacefully. “Would like to appeal to the Gujjar community that they pressurise the PM to give five per cent reservation, the way they gave 10 per cent reservation to General Category. However, between February 11 and 13, the railway authorities have already announced to cancel the movement of 37 trains, scheduled to pass through Kota division, in view of the ongoing quota stir. In December 2018, the state government had also approved one per cent reservation for Gujjar and four other OBCs as per the Supreme Court-imposed 50 per cent quota ceiling.

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Breaking News: Tejashwi Yadav Leads Protest in Patna Demanding 65% Reservation Ahead of Bihar Elections
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Breaking News: Tejashwi Yadav Leads Protest in Patna Demanding 65% Reservation Ahead of Bihar Elections

ABP News  

Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, Tejashwi Yadav, leader of the RJD, is taking the issue of political reservation to the streets. Today, he will stage a protest outside the RJD office in Patna, demanding 65% reservation for backward communities. Tejashwi has criticized the state government for limiting the reservation quota, which he claims has directly impacted Scheduled Castes, Scheduled …

Protests in J&K over reservation policy, CM Omar Abdullah's son joins stir
3 months ago

Protests in J&K over reservation policy, CM Omar Abdullah's son joins stir

Hindustan Times  

Several political leaders and hundreds of students have gathered outside the residence of Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah to seek a review of the reservation policy, which was introduced by the lieutenant governor-led administration earlier this year. J&K govt forms panel to review policy On December 10, the Jammu and Kashmir government formed a three-member panel to review …

Maha Quota Stir: BJP's 'Dhangar Face' Gopichand Padalkar Pacifies Protesters in Satara
1 year, 6 months ago

Maha Quota Stir: BJP's 'Dhangar Face' Gopichand Padalkar Pacifies Protesters in Satara

News 18  

The Dhangar community’s hunger strike for reservation in Satara district’s Dahiwadi, which came soon after the intense stir by Maharashtra’s Maratha community, has been called off after the intervention by Gopichand Padalkar, Bharatiya Janata Party’s leader from the community. Padalkar, the ‘Dhangar’ face of the party, explained to the youth what happened in the Maharashtra government’s recent meeting on the …

Banjara community members protest near Yediyurappa’s house over reservation issue
1 year, 11 months ago

Banjara community members protest near Yediyurappa’s house over reservation issue

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Members of the Banjara community on Monday pelted stones at former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa’s residence at Shikaripura in Shivamogga district, demanding withdrawal of the internal reservation for the Scheduled Castes announced by the state government. People belonging to the Banjara community protest against the state cabinet's decision to give internal reservation amongst the Scheduled Castes, in Shivamogga …

Banjara, other communities to hold protest in Bengaluru on January 10
2 years, 2 months ago

Banjara, other communities to hold protest in Bengaluru on January 10

The Hindu  

The All-India Banjara Seva Sangha and Gora Sena have warned the State government against implementing Justice A.J. Sadashiva Commission report on internal reservation among Scheduled Caste communities and said that if the State government put an effort to recommend the report to the Centre for implementation, Banjara and other 99 castes in the SC category will hold a State and …

Gujjar, Bakarwal, Pahari communities in J&K to get reservations soon: Govt
2 years, 5 months ago

Gujjar, Bakarwal, Pahari communities in J&K to get reservations soon: Govt

Live Mint  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday that a committee that was set up to examine quota benefits has recommended reservations for Gujjar, Bakarwal and Pahari communities. Amit Shah also said that the Central government would implement reservations for Gujjar, Bakarwal and Pahari communities in Jammu and Kashmir. Cheers and slogans echoed as Home Minister Amit Shah promised reservation …

Karauli violence: Rajasthan police books BJP leader's husband, Gurjar community protests
2 years, 11 months ago

Karauli violence: Rajasthan police books BJP leader's husband, Gurjar community protests

Op India  

Days after communal violence flared up in the Hatwara Bazaar area of Karauli, the Police on Thursday registered an FIR against 37 people for instigating the violence. While the police have identified Congress Councillor Matloob Ahmed as the main conspirator in the stone-pelting incident, it has booked BJP leader and Jaipur mayor Somya Gurjar’s husband Rajaram Gurjar for his alleged …

Ramdas Athawale demands reservation for Marathas, Jats, Rajputs and Thakurs
4 years, 1 month ago

Ramdas Athawale demands reservation for Marathas, Jats, Rajputs and Thakurs

India TV News  

Ramdas Athawale demands reservation for Marathas, Jats, Rajputs and Thakurs Ramdas Athawale has demanded reservation for the Kshatriya community. RPI leader and Union minister Ramdas Athawale has demanded reservation for the Kshatriya community. Speaking on the floor of the Rajya Sabha, Athawale on Friday said that the there is a large population of Kshatriya community and that 10 per cent …

Gujjars sign quota pact with Rajasthan govt.
4 years, 4 months ago

Gujjars sign quota pact with Rajasthan govt.

The Hindu  

After an 11-day-long stalemate, Gujjars, demanding reservation in jobs and education, on Wednesday signed an agreement with the Rajasthan government, covering the crucial aspects of backlog posts, ongoing recruitments, withdrawal of criminal cases and rehabilitation of the families of those killed during previous agitations. Mr. Bainsla told reporters that the important issue of appointments to the backlog posts for the …

Gurjar quota protest: Rajasthan govt says open to further negotiations as stir enters second day
4 years, 4 months ago

Gurjar quota protest: Rajasthan govt says open to further negotiations as stir enters second day

Firstpost  

Gurjar Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti is demanding that the government include the Gujjars in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, fill the backlog of vacancies and give the benefit of five percent reservation to the Most Backward Classes in the pending recruitment process Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Monday said it is open to further negotiations with Gurjars demanding reservation even …

Open to Further Negotiations with Gurjars on Reservation Demand: Rajasthan Govt
4 years, 4 months ago

Open to Further Negotiations with Gurjars on Reservation Demand: Rajasthan Govt

News 18  

The government on Monday said they are open to further negotiations with Gurjars who are demanding reservation even as agitating members of the community continued to block a rail track in Bharatpur’s Bayana. As soon as the session began, Deputy Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore sought a reply from the state government on the issue, saying the cabinet sub-committee held …

Seven Trains Diverted as Gurjar Organisation Starts Agitation, Blocks Railway Track in Rajasthan's Bharatpur
4 years, 4 months ago

Seven Trains Diverted as Gurjar Organisation Starts Agitation, Blocks Railway Track in Rajasthan's Bharatpur

News 18  

A major Gurjar organisation on Sunday started an agitation over reservation, a day after community leaders held talks with the Rajasthan government and reached a consensus on 14 points. Seven trains have been diverted due to the Gurjar agitation in Rajasthan, said Western Railway. The convener of the organisation, Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla, said he is waiting for State Sports …

Rajasthan: Gurjar agitation intensifies, trains diverted after protestors block track
4 years, 4 months ago

Rajasthan: Gurjar agitation intensifies, trains diverted after protestors block track

India TV News  

A major Gurjar organisation started an agitation in Rajasthan over reservation on Sunday and blocked a rail track in Bharatpur’s Bayana. The convener of the organisation, Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla, said he is waiting for State Sports and Youth Minister Ashok Chandna to come to Bayana from Jaipur. The organization is demanding that the Rajasthan government should get the Gurjar …

Gujjar body, Rajasthan cabinet sub-panel agree on 14 points, stir called off
4 years, 4 months ago

Gujjar body, Rajasthan cabinet sub-panel agree on 14 points, stir called off

Hindustan Times  

The Gujjar Reservation Committee and the Rajasthan government’s cabinet sub-committee agreed on 14 points following talks on Saturday. There is no need for agitation and we hope the government will meet its promises,” Himmat Singh Gujjar, leader of Gujjar faction said, whose delegation met Rajasthan Minister Raghu Sharma on Saturday. On October 18, Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla had given …

Rajasthan Govt, Gujjars Agree Upon 14 Points of Reservation Demand
4 years, 4 months ago

Rajasthan Govt, Gujjars Agree Upon 14 Points of Reservation Demand

News 18  

A delegation of Gujjar leaders on Saturday held talks with the Rajasthan government following which a consensus was reached on 14 points of the reservation demand made by the community. Gujjar leader Himmat Singh said the talks were positive and the agreement would satisfy the community, adding that there was no need for an agitation now. On Bainsla's absence in …

Gujjars give ultimatum till Nov. 1 on quota issue
4 years, 5 months ago

Gujjars give ultimatum till Nov. 1 on quota issue

The Hindu  

Gujjars demanding reservation in jobs and education as a “most backward class” on Saturday gave an ultimatum till November 1 to the Congress government in Rajasthan before resumption of their agitation, unless urgent steps were taken to protect their “rightful share” and quota provisions applied to the ongoing recruitment to 15 services. Gujjar supremo Kirori Singh Bainsla announced at the …

Gujjar Mahapanchayat: Rajasthan suspends 2G/3G/4G services, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter in Bharatpur district
4 years, 5 months ago

Gujjar Mahapanchayat: Rajasthan suspends 2G/3G/4G services, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter in Bharatpur district

India TV News  

The Rajasthan state administration has decided to suspend 2G/3G/4G data internet services, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and other social media from midnight of October 16 to midnight of October 17 in Bayana, Weir, Bhusawar and Rupwas of Bharatpur district in wake of Gujjar Mahapanchayat scheduled to be held on Saturday. Upset over the lack of government response concerning the issue of …

Pilot Writes To Gehlot Over 5 Percent Reservation To Gurjars, Others In Govt Recruitments In Rajasthan
4 years, 6 months ago

Pilot Writes To Gehlot Over 5 Percent Reservation To Gurjars, Others In Govt Recruitments In Rajasthan

News 18  

Jaipur: Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot has written a letter to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over the issue of five per cent reservation to Gurjars and other communities, claiming that it is not being applied to several recruitments in the state. Pilot said it has been brought to his notice that the people in the MBC category are …

Reservation politics in India: From Gujjars, Jats, Patidars to Marathas, communities line up for their piece of caste-based quota pie
5 years, 8 months ago

Reservation politics in India: From Gujjars, Jats, Patidars to Marathas, communities line up for their piece of caste-based quota pie

Firstpost  

Marathas are the latest addition to a list of communities in India who have demanded reservation in jobs and education, but many have debated that offering quota to communities without going over its merits dilutes the purpose of having a quota system for backward castes. Gujjars A pastoral community who constitute about seven percent of Rajasthan’s population according to the …

Meeting to be held between Gujjar community members, Rajasthan govt ministers over 5% quota in jobs
5 years, 9 months ago

Meeting to be held between Gujjar community members, Rajasthan govt ministers over 5% quota in jobs

India TV News  

A meeting will be held between ministers of the Rajasthan government and members of the Gujjar Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti on June 18 to discuss the community's demand of five per cent quota in jobs and educational institutes, an official said Tuesday. In the meeting, Tourism Minister Vishvendra Singh, Health Minister Raghu Sharma, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Bhanwar Lal Meghwal …

Why are the Gujjars agitated?
6 years, 1 month ago

Why are the Gujjars agitated?

The Hindu  

What are the grounds for this? The nine-day-long renewed agitation of Gujjars in Rajasthan earlier this month, seeking 5% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions, has again shifted focus on the community’s demand which has generated considerable political heat and disrupted public life several times since 2007. The State government has tried thrice in the past to give 5% …

Rajasthan: Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla ends quota agitation 'in interest of nation'
6 years, 1 month ago

Rajasthan: Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla ends quota agitation 'in interest of nation'

India TV News  

The Gujjar quota agitation, which had halted railway traffic on Delhi-Mumbai route, came to an end after eight days today. The agitation lasted for eight days as Gujjars and four other communities blocked railways tracks and highways in Rajasthan to demand five per cent quota in jobs and educational institutions. We have received a written assurance from the government that …

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla says quota bill passed in Rajasthan Assembly could face legal challenges; agitation likely to continue
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla says quota bill passed in Rajasthan Assembly could face legal challenges; agitation likely to continue

Firstpost  

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla refused to call off the agitation for a government quota on Thursday, saying the bill passed in the Rajasthan Assembly to meet their demand could face legal challenges. Jaipur: Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla refused to call off the agitation for a government quota on Thursday, saying the bill passed in the Rajasthan Assembly to …

Gujjar reservation protest: Rajasthan Assembly passes bill to grant 5% quota to agitation community; Bainsala falls ill
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar reservation protest: Rajasthan Assembly passes bill to grant 5% quota to agitation community; Bainsala falls ill

India TV News  

The Rajasthan Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill giving a five per cent quota in government jobs and educational institutes to Gujjars and four other communities agitating for it, hours after the leader of the protest, Kirori Singh Bainsla, took ill during sit-in dharna. The bill sought to increase the backward classes' reservation from the present 21 per cent to …

Rajasthan Assembly passes bill giving five percent reservation to Gujjars in jobs and educational institutes
6 years, 1 month ago

Rajasthan Assembly passes bill giving five percent reservation to Gujjars in jobs and educational institutes

Firstpost  

Rajasthan Assembly passed the Rajasthan Backward Classes Amendment Bill, which gives five percent reservation in jobs and educational institutes to Gujjars. The Rajasthan Assembly on Wednesday passed the Rajasthan Backward Classes Amendment Bill, 2019, which gives five percent reservation in jobs and educational institutes to Gujjars and four other communities that have been agitating for it. The government had introduced …

Gujjar Reservation Bill passed in Rajasthan Assembly after protests
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar Reservation Bill passed in Rajasthan Assembly after protests

Deccan Chronicle  

Jaipur: The Rajasthan assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed the Gujjar Reservation bill that promises 5 per cent quota to the Gujjar community and other nomadic tribes. The bill was presented by Energy Minister B D Kalla in the Assembly to pacify members of Gujjar community who have been holding demonstrations since Friday across the state for quota. The bill seeks …

Amid Gujjar quota stir, Rajasthan govt introduces 5% quota bill for protesting community and 4 other castes
6 years, 1 month ago

Amid Gujjar quota stir, Rajasthan govt introduces 5% quota bill for protesting community and 4 other castes

Firstpost  

The government introduced the Rajasthan Backward Classes Amendment Bill, 2019, for giving reservation to Gujjars and the other castes. Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Wednesday introduced a bill in the Assembly to give a five percent quota in jobs and educational institutes to Gujjars and four other communities agitating for it. The bill was presented in the Rajasthan Assembly by …

Gujjar quota stir enters 5th day: District admin issues notice against Kirori Singh Bainsal, orders total internet shutdown in Sawai Madhopur
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar quota stir enters 5th day: District admin issues notice against Kirori Singh Bainsal, orders total internet shutdown in Sawai Madhopur

Firstpost  

Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur administration has curtailed internet services in the region as the Gujjar reservation stir entered the fifth day on Tuesday Sawai Madhopur: The district administration has curtailed internet services in the region as the Gujjar reservation stir entered the fifth day on Tuesday. During the total internet shutdown, all types of data services have been restricted, as per …

Gujjar agitation enters day 5, internet services snapped in Sawai Madhopur
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar agitation enters day 5, internet services snapped in Sawai Madhopur

Deccan Chronicle  

Sawai Madhopur: The district administration has curtailed internet services in the region as the Gujjar reservation stir entered the fifth day on Tuesday. Also, the district administration issued a notice to Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla stating that agitators are violating the law and are in contempt of the Supreme Court order. Last year on October 26, the BJP government …

Gujjar quota stir: Agitators block NH-11 in Rajasthan's Dausa, highways and railway tracks across state as protest enters fourth day
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar quota stir: Agitators block NH-11 in Rajasthan's Dausa, highways and railway tracks across state as protest enters fourth day

Firstpost  

Gujjar agitation leader Kirori Singh Bainsla and his supporters began their sit-in on railway tracks in Malarna Dungar of Sawai Madhopur on Friday. Jaipur: Gujjar community members blocked National Highway-11, which connects Jaipur with Agra, in Rajasthan’s Dausa district on Monday, the fourth day of their agitation demanding 5 percent reservation in government jobs and educational institutes. As of now, …

Gujjar andolan enters 3rd day with violent agitations in Dholpur; Vehicles torched, trains disrupted as community wants 5% quota in jobs
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar andolan enters 3rd day with violent agitations in Dholpur; Vehicles torched, trains disrupted as community wants 5% quota in jobs

Firstpost  

The Gujjar community agitation demanding five percent quota in jobs and education turned violent Sunday with shots being fired and police vehicles torched in Dholpur district and protesters blocking road and rail traffic in many areas in Rajasthan. Dholpur, Rajasthan: The Gujjar community agitation demanding five percent quota in jobs and education turned violent Sunday with shots being fired and …

Gujjar quota stir: Protest turns violent in Rajasthan's Dholpur as demonstrators pelt stones, set police vehicle on fire
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar quota stir: Protest turns violent in Rajasthan's Dholpur as demonstrators pelt stones, set police vehicle on fire

Firstpost  

As the Gujjar agitation for reservation in Rajasthan entered its third day on Sunday, a clash broke out between protesters and the police in Dholpur. As the Gujjar agitation for reservation in Rajasthan entered its third day on Sunday, a clash broke out between protesters and the police in Dholpur after officers blocked the highway in the area. CNN-News18 quoted …

Rajasthan: Gujjar reservation stir continues, many trains cancelled
6 years, 1 month ago

Rajasthan: Gujjar reservation stir continues, many trains cancelled

Deccan Chronicle  

Sawai Madhopur: A section of the Gujjar community demanding reservation, have erected tents on railway tracks in protest, leading to the cancellation of several trains in the Kota division. Earlier on Friday, the Gujjars staged a 'rasta-roko' dharna at the railway tracks in Rajasthan's Swai Madhopur district, demanding implementation of the 5 per cent reservation that was promised to them …

Gujjar protests for quota: 14 trains cancelled in Rajasthan's Kota as community stages dharna on railway tracks
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar protests for quota: 14 trains cancelled in Rajasthan's Kota as community stages dharna on railway tracks

Firstpost  

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla and his supporters on Friday began a sit-in on the rail tracks in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district, forcing authorities to divert trains. Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla and his supporters on Friday began a sit-in protest on rail tracks in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district, forcing authorities to divert trains. ANI tweeted that the diversions and …

Gujjar quota stir: Railway traffic on Delhi-Mumbai route remains affected; 4 trains diverted, 14 cancelled
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar quota stir: Railway traffic on Delhi-Mumbai route remains affected; 4 trains diverted, 14 cancelled

India TV News  

The quota stir, started by Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla, continued to affect the railway traffic on Delhi-Mumbai route as protestors stage dharna on tracks demanding five per cent reservation in state jobs and educational institutions. According to news agency ANI, four trains diverted and 14 cancelled between Sawai Madhopur to Bayana section-Nimoda to Malarna block section in Kota Division …

Upper castes should get 25% quota, says Union minister Ramdas Athawale
6 years, 6 months ago

Upper castes should get 25% quota, says Union minister Ramdas Athawale

Hindustan Times  

Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Saturday supported reservation for upper castes saying and said reservation could not be ended, but 25% reservation could be given to the upper castes. Union minister Ramdas Athawale said till a law is passed in the Parliament, the problem of reservation could not be solved. Speaking at ‘Meet …

Haryana Jat community to hold peaceful protests at CM Manohar Lal Khattar's govt functions over quota stir
6 years, 7 months ago

Haryana Jat community to hold peaceful protests at CM Manohar Lal Khattar's govt functions over quota stir

Firstpost  

The All-India Jat Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti had announced that it would be holding dharnas in Haryana from 16 August, 2018. Jat community members in Haryana have planned to hold peaceful protests at public functions attended by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and his ministers for not implementing quota in government jobs and education and not withdrawing cases filed in connection …

Rajasthan govt approves 1% quota to Gujjars, four other communities under most backward classes category
6 years, 8 months ago

Rajasthan govt approves 1% quota to Gujjars, four other communities under most backward classes category

Firstpost  

The Rajasthan government approved the one percent reservation to five communities, including Gujjars, under the most backward classes category. The Rajasthan government on Monday approved one percent reservation to five communities, including Gujjars, under the most backward classes category. Rajasthan government approves 1% reservation to five communities including Gujjars under the most backward classes category. The Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government …

Rajasthan govt to issue circular mandating 1% quota to Gujjars, four other MBC communities today
6 years, 8 months ago

Rajasthan govt to issue circular mandating 1% quota to Gujjars, four other MBC communities today

Firstpost  

The Vasundhara Raje-led government in Rajasthan will release a circular mandating one percent reservation to five MBC category communities by 5pm on Monday. The Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government in Rajasthan gave an assurance to Gujjar leaders on Sunday that it would release a circular mandating one percent reservation to five communities under the most backward classes category by 5 pm …

Quota stir: Govt invites Gujjar panel for parleys, Bainsla remains non-committal
6 years, 10 months ago

Quota stir: Govt invites Gujjar panel for parleys, Bainsla remains non-committal

Hindustan Times  

A 16-member delegation of Gujjar leaders reached Jaipur Monday evening to hold talks with a group of ministers on the community’s proposed agitation from May 15 to press for 5% reservation from within the 21% OBC quota in Rajasthan. Bainsla said the community was not interested in agitation but the government has to fulfill its demand for 5% reservation within …

Gujjar quota stir: Internet services banned in Bharatpur
6 years, 10 months ago

Gujjar quota stir: Internet services banned in Bharatpur

Hindustan Times  

The district administration in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur on Saturday banned mobile internet services for 48 hours, till May 13, in view of the proposed agitation announced by Gujjars to press for 5% reservation from within the 21% OBC quota. The Gujjar community leaders have called a mahapanchayat at Adda village in Bayana block of Bharatpur on May 15, which would take …

Hardik Patel extends 'full support' to Gujjar community's demand for 5% OBC reservation in Rajasthan
6 years, 10 months ago

Hardik Patel extends 'full support' to Gujjar community's demand for 5% OBC reservation in Rajasthan

Firstpost  

Gujarat Patidar leader Hardik Patel announced his full support for the agitation called by the Gujjar community to press for their demand of 5 percent reservation within the 21 percent reservation for OBCs Jaipur/Ajmer: Gujarat Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Friday announced his full support for the agitation called by the Gujjar community to press for their demand of 5 …

Setback for Gujjar quota stir, 80 villages to boycott
6 years, 10 months ago

Setback for Gujjar quota stir, 80 villages to boycott

Hindustan Times  

The move to revive an agitation by Gujjars to press for their demand of five per cent reservation from within OBC quota suffered a setback Thursday with a large section of the community deciding to boycott the stir. Gujjar community leader Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla had last week given the call to stage a massive protest starting from May 15 …

Gujjar leaders decide to revive quota stir from May 15 in Rajasthan
6 years, 10 months ago

Gujjar leaders decide to revive quota stir from May 15 in Rajasthan

Hindustan Times  

Members of the Gujjar community in Rajasthan on Sunday decided to revive their agitation from May 15 to press for their demand of 5% reservation from within the OBC quota. All the leaders of the community along with its members have been asked to assemble for a sit-in at Pilu ka Pura on May 15 to demand reservation,” he said. …

Securing future: Wary Rajasthan now offers 1 per cent quota to Gurjars
7 years, 3 months ago

Securing future: Wary Rajasthan now offers 1 per cent quota to Gurjars

Deccan Chronicle  

Jaipur: Scare given by recent Gujarat Assembly elections seems to be having an impact as a jittery BJP announced one per cent quota to Gurjars and four other castes. Five castes including Gurjars will get one per cent reservation within the 50 per cent legal limit in Rajasthan, parliamentary affairs minister Rajendra Singh Rathore said. “The decision was taken to …

Gurjars, 4 other communities to get 1% reservation in Rajasthan
7 years, 3 months ago

Gurjars, 4 other communities to get 1% reservation in Rajasthan

India TV News  

Five castes including Gurjars will ge one per cent reservation within the 50 per cent legal limit in Rajasthan, a senior minister said on Friday. "The decision was taken to give one per cent reservation to Gurjars and other castes under the most backward category," said state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rajendra Rathore. The Rajasthan Assembly in October this year passed …

Rajasthan govt approves 1% reservation for Gujjars, four other backward castes
7 years, 3 months ago

Rajasthan govt approves 1% reservation for Gujjars, four other backward castes

Firstpost  

Rajasthan government on Thursday decided to provide the Gujjars and four other communities one percent reservation within the 50 percent limit while retaining their OBC status. Jaipur: The Rajasthan government on Thursday decided to provide the Gujjars and four other communities one percent reservation within the 50 percent limit while retaining their OBC status. The allotment of one percent reservation …

SC sets aside Rajasthan HC's stay on OBC reservation bill but restricts quota limit at 50%
7 years, 4 months ago

SC sets aside Rajasthan HC's stay on OBC reservation bill but restricts quota limit at 50%

Firstpost  

Supreme Court has set aside Rajasthan High Court’s stay order on the OBC reservation bill, 2017 to increase the reservation quota. The Supreme Court has set aside Rajasthan High Court’s stay order on the OBC reservation bill, 2017 that was tabled during the Monsoon Session of the Rajasthan Assembly. OBC Reservation Bill: Supreme Court accepted Rajasthan Govt's submission that a …

Rajasthan High Court restrains Vasundhara government from implementing Gujjar reservation quota
7 years, 4 months ago

Rajasthan High Court restrains Vasundhara government from implementing Gujjar reservation quota

India TV News  

The Rajasthan High Court today restrained the state government from implementing the provisions in the OBC reservation bill, 2017 aimed at increasing the ceiling of the quota beyond 50 per cent for the benefit of the agitating Gujjar and four other communities. A division bench of the court comprising justices K S Jhaveri and V S Vyas asked Advocate General …

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