Protesters are demanding five percent reservation to Gujjars, all you need to know.
Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla and his supporters continued their sit-in on the rail tracks in Rajasthan's Swai Madhopur district for the second day on Saturday, forcing authorities to divert four trains and cancel 14.
The protesters are demanding five percent reservation to Gujjars, Raika-Rebari, Gadia Lohar, Banjara and Gadaria communities in government jobs and educational institutions. Train movement continued to be affected due to the blockade on Swai Madhopur-Bayana railway section in Kota division.
North Western Railway (NWR) Chief Public Relations Officer Abhay Sharma said three trains, including Hazrat Nizamuddin-Ahmedabad, Hazrat Nizamuddin-Udaipur, and Udaipur-Hazrat Nizamuddin were canceled whereas Firozpur Cantt-Mumbai train was diverted.
Bainsla, who is staging his dharna along with supporters on the railway tracks in Malarna Dungar of Swai Madhopur district, said he will not move till five percent reservation was given. He said the government had promised five percent reservation to the community in its election manifesto so the state government was liable to give the same "so that the people can return home gracefully".
Vijay Bainsla, another Gujjar leader, said they have been waiting for talks with the government since the last 20 days on their demand.
Here is all you need to know about Gujjar Reservation protests:
1. Gujjar community demands 5% reservation
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Protesting people are demanding that Gujjar, Raika-Rabadi Guadia Luhar, Banjara and Guadrians get 5% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions. Keeping his demand, he said that he has a better chief minister and prime minister and now he wants to hear the demands of Prime Minister and Chief Minister Gujjar community.
Photo Details: Gujjar community protestors
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2. Protesters block rail tracks
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Thousands of people from the Gujjar community are once again protesting against their demands on the reservation. People of the Gujjar community are protesting on the railway track in Maqsudanpura of Sawai Madhopur about their demands. Due to this, rail traffic on the Delhi-Mumbai route has been affected. Following the protests, as many as four trains were diverted and 14 canceled between Sawai Madhopur to Bayana section-Nimoda to Malarna block section in Kota Division of Western Central Railway.
Photo Details: People protesting on the railway track
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3. State government had promised, says Kirori Singh Bansla
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Chief of Gujjar Reservation Conflict Committee Kirori Singh Bansla says that he is asking the state government to fulfill his promise. The state government had promised to give 5 percent reservation to Gujjars. Bansla says that political parties can not fool people all the time. Bansla called it peacefully and said that it is the fight of 'do or die'.
Photo Details: Gujjar community leader Kirori Singh Bainsla
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4. Gehlot on gujjar agitation: 'Demands can be met only after amendments in Constitution'
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“I would like to appeal to the people that they shouldn’t sit on rail tracks. Their demands can only be met after amendments in the Constitution, so they should submit a memo to the Prime Minister," Ashok Gehlot told the media.
Photo Details: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot
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5. BJP on Gujjar dharna: Congress should fulfill manifesto promise on reservation
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"The common people are suffering and its economic burden will come on the state and the Centre. The Congress had promised reservation in its election manifesto so it should find a legal roadmap (to do so)," BJP leader Arun Chaturvedi said at a press conference.
Photo Details: BJP leader Arun Chaturvedi
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