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 led by then Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje had passed a Bill, which increased Other Backward Classes quota from 21 per cent to 26 per cent. 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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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 …

Gurjar body begins agitation over reservations in Rajasthan; seven trains diverted, says North-Western Railways
4 years, 4 months ago

Gurjar body begins agitation over reservations in Rajasthan; seven trains diverted, says North-Western Railways

Firstpost  

The Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti has demanded that the Gurjar reservations be included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution and the benefit of five percent reservation be given to the MBCs in the pending recruitment process in the state Jaipur: A major Gurjar organisation on Sunday started an agitation over reservations, a day after community leaders held talks with …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 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 …

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 agitation: Seven trains cancelled, nine diverted in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar quota agitation: Seven trains cancelled, nine diverted in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district

Firstpost  

The Gujjar agitation has affected the train movement in North Western Railway and West Central Railway zones of the Indian Railways causing inconvenience to common people. Jaipur: Seven trains were cancelled and two partially cancelled whereas nine trains were diverted on Sunday due to the ongoing Gujjar agitation in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district, officials said. According to a North Western …

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 …

Gujjar quota stir: 13 trains affected in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur-Bayana section; special trains deployed along alternative routes
6 years, 1 month ago

Gujjar quota stir: 13 trains affected in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur-Bayana section; special trains deployed along alternative routes

Firstpost  

As many as 13 trains were diverted, short terminated or cancelled on Sunday in the wake of the agitation by Gujjars who have blocked tracks on a section of the North-Western Railway in Rajasthan demanding a higher quota. New Delhi: As many as 13 trains were diverted, short terminated or cancelled on Sunday in the wake of the agitation by …

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 …

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 …

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. …

Gujjars Warn of Stir If CM Doesn't Announce Quotas in a Week
8 years, 3 months ago

Gujjars Warn of Stir If CM Doesn't Announce Quotas in a Week

News 18  

In what could give sleepless nights not just to the Vasundhara Raje led BJP government in Rajasthan but also to the people in days to come, Gujjar leaders have warned the government to find ways to retrieve the SBC five percent quota within a week or face another round of protests. Despite government’s assurances to the community that it will …

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 …

Gujjars call off agitation
9 years, 9 months ago

Gujjars call off agitation

The Hindu  

Gujjars on Thursday called off their eight-day-long agitation, which affected train services, after the Rajasthan government assured them of bringing a fresh Bill to accord them five per cent job reservation. They were also assured by the State government that a recommendation would be made to the Centre to get the legislation listed in the ninth Schedule of the Constitution. …

Gujjar agitation called off, Rajasthan govt agrees to quota in jobs
9 years, 9 months ago

Gujjar agitation called off, Rajasthan govt agrees to quota in jobs

Hindustan Times  

The eight-day-long deadlock between Gujjars and the Rajasthan government came to an end on Thursday night after the government agreed to introduce a bill ensuring 5% quota for Gujjars and four other castes outside the legal limit of 50% overall reservation in government-run institutions. After a four-hour meeting with Gujjar leaders in Jaipur, parliamentary affairs minister Rajendra Singh announced that …

Gujjar agitation : Rajasthan government to make fresh proposal after failed talks
9 years, 9 months ago

Gujjar agitation : Rajasthan government to make fresh proposal after failed talks

Firstpost  

Talks to resolve the stand-off over the issue of job reservation for Gujjars will continue on Thursday with a spokesperson for their delegation saying a breakthrough is likely during the fresh parleys after Rajasthan government on Wednesday expressed its inability to meet their demands. Rajasthan government invited the Gujjars for another round of talks on Thursday with the assurance of …

Gujjar agitation: Highway cleared; rail track remains blocked
9 years, 9 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 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 …

Gujjars vow not to give up on cause
9 years, 10 months ago

Gujjars vow not to give up on cause

Hindustan Times  

Agitating Gujjar community members dug in their heels on the second day of their protest on Friday, vowing not to give up until the state came out with a decision over their demand for 5% reservation in government jobs. Gujjar leaders said they were ready for parleys if the state government was willing to offer a permanent solution to the …

Gujjars demand 5% quota in public sector jobs, block rail tracks
9 years, 10 months ago

Gujjars demand 5% quota in public sector jobs, block rail tracks

Hindustan Times  

Members of the pastoralist Gujjar community stopped trains in Rajasthan on Friday, vowing not to clear the tracks till the state government agrees to their demand of a 5% quota in public sector jobs. "We stick to our demand of 5% reservation within the provision of 50% reservation," said Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla. At least 72 people have been …

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 …

Gujjars demand 5% reservation in govt. jobs
9 years, 10 months ago

Gujjars demand 5% reservation in govt. jobs

The Hindu  

Members of Gujjar community on Thursday revived their agitation demanding five per cent reservation in government jobs by disrupting rail traffic in Bharatpur, police said. “We demand five per cent reservation for the community people and it is for the government to resolve the matter. Members of Gujjar community had on Wednesday threatened to revive their agitation demanding five per …

Gujjar community demand 5 per cent reservation in govt jobs | IndiaTV News
9 years, 10 months ago

Gujjar community demand 5 per cent reservation in govt jobs | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Jaipur: Members of Gujjar community today revived their agitation demanding five per cent reservation in government jobs by disrupting rail traffic in Bharatpur, police said today. “We demand five per cent reservation for the community people and it is for the government to resolve the matter. Members of Gujjar community had yesterday threatened to revive their agitation demanding five per …

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