Gujjars intensify stir as talks fail
9 years, 10 months ago

Gujjars intensify stir as talks fail

The Hindu  

Pressing for five per cent reservation, Gujjars on Sunday intensified their agitation by blocking highways in parts of Rajasthan and threatening to expand it across the State as they alleged that the State government had failed to offer any concrete proposal to meet their demand. The Gujjars blocked the Agra-Jaipur highway at Sikandara in Dausa and Sawaimadhopur-Sheopur state highway in Khandar area of Sawaimadhopur district, police said. “Several hundred people blocked the highway at Sikandara this morning while the Sawaimadhopur-Sheopur state highway is also blocked since Saturday night,” they said. “We are intensifying the agitation after the government failed to offer any concrete plan to provide the community five per cent reservation under the legal limit of 50 per cent.

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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 …

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 …

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 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 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 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 …

Gujjars block Delhi-Mumbai route, say it’s a do-or-die battle for 5% quota
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjars block Delhi-Mumbai route, say it’s a do-or-die battle for 5% quota

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of Gujjars sat on the tracks near Malarna Dungar railway station, blocking the Delhi-Mumbai railway route on Friday evening to demand 5% reservation in education and jobs. The stir affected rail traffic: seven trains were diverted, four partially cancelled and two trains were kept on hold at Sawai Madhopur railway station, said an official of the Kota rail division. …

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 …

Darjeeling unrest: Dissidents block parts of National Highway to protest death of three GJM supporters
7 years, 9 months ago

Darjeeling unrest: Dissidents block parts of National Highway to protest death of three GJM supporters

Firstpost  

Protesters on Monday blocked the national highway 31A at some places in Darjeeling district to protest the death of three GJM activists on Saturday. Darjeeling/Gangtok: Protesters on Monday blocked the national highway 31A at some places in Darjeeling district to protest the death of three GJM activists on Saturday. Sikkim government sources in Gangtok said they had Sunday requested their …

Gujjars call off agitation after Rajasthan govt promises them 5% quota in govt jobs
9 years, 9 months ago

Gujjars call off agitation after Rajasthan govt promises them 5% quota in govt jobs

Firstpost  

Gujjars late on Thursday called of their agitation after the Rajasthan government assured them of bringing bill to provide them 5 percent quota in government jobs. Gujjars called of their agitation late on Thursday after the Rajasthan government assured them of bringing a bill to provide them five percent quota in government jobs. The development comes after fresh talks between …

Gujjar agitation: Highway cleared; rail track remains blocked
9 years, 10 months ago

Gujjar agitation: Highway cleared; rail track remains blocked

The Hindu  

On the fifth day of the Gujjar agitation, the police on Monday cleared the Jaipur-Agra national highway of the protestors even as the rail track continued to be blocked amid a stand-off with the government over the community’s demand for five per cent reservation. The stir suffered a setback in Dausa district where locals challenged the agitators and helped police …

Gujjars intensify stir, threaten to expand it
9 years, 10 months ago

Gujjars intensify stir, threaten to expand it

The Hindu  

A day after their failed talks with the government, Gujjars intensified their agitation on Sunday for five per cent quota by blocking highways in parts of Rajasthan and threatened to expand it across the State even as their leaders were booked for rioting and endangering lives. The community members, who started the renewed agitation on Thursday last by disrupting rail …

Gujjars in Rajasthan intensify protests over reservation demands, block highways
9 years, 10 months ago

Gujjars in Rajasthan intensify protests over reservation demands, block highways

Firstpost  

Pressing for 5 percent reservation, Gujjars on Sunday intensified their agitation by blocking highways in parts of Rajasthan. Jaipur: Pressing for 5 percent reservation, Gujjars on Sunday intensified their agitation by blocking highways in parts of Rajasthan and threatening to expand it across the state as they alleged that the state government had failed to offer any concrete proposal to …

Gujjar protests enters third day -IndiaTV News
9 years, 10 months ago

Gujjar protests enters third day -IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Jaipur: Train movement on the Delhi-Mumbai tracks has been disrupted since Thursday evening when the Gujjars began their agitation to demand five per cent reservation in government jobs, within the legal limit of 50 per cent. Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla took the decision to hold talks with the government yesterday following which the meeting was planned. "The meeting would …

Train services disrupted as Gujjar agitation continues
9 years, 10 months ago

Train services disrupted as Gujjar agitation continues

The Hindu  

Train services remained disrupted and diversions were carried out in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district as the agitation by the members of Gujjar community, demanding five per cent reservation in government jobs, entered the second day on Friday. Hundreds of agitators sat on the Delhi-Mumbai railway tracks severely hitting the road and rail traffic here, even as the government invited them to …

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