Gujjar Quota

"Come And Talk": Rajasthan Government To Gujjars Agitating For Quota

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 2, 2020

The Rajasthan government on Monday said that its doors were open for talks with the agitating Gujjar community members on their demands for reservation.

Trains Diverted, Buses Affected Amid Gujjar Quota Protest In Rajasthan

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday November 2, 2020

Rail and road traffic has been disrupted as protests continue by members of the Gujjar community in Rajasthan's Bharatpur. More than a dozen trains have been diverted on the Delhi-Mumbai Railway line and the state has temporarily discontinued its bus service on the Agra-Jaipur route as a precaution.

Kirori Singh Bainsla, An Ex Soldier, Who Spearheaded The Gujjar Agitation

People | Reported By Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited By Debjani Chatterjee | Wednesday April 10, 2019

Face of the Gujjar quota protests, Kirori Singh Bainsla, joined the BJP today. A former soldier, Colonel (retd) Kirori Singh Bainsla, has been spearheading the protests, demanding five per cent quota in educational institutions and government jobs for Gujjars across Rajasthan.

Gujjar Quota Agitation Called Off After Government's Assurance

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 16, 2019

The members of Gujjar community called off their agitation on Saturday after getting a written assurance from the Rajasthan government that it will stand by them if the bill giving five per cent reservation to the community faces legal hurdles.

Gujjar Quota Agitation Enters Eighth Day, Rail Services Affected

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 15, 2019

Gujjar community members continued to block railway tracks in Rajasthan for the eighth consecutive day today despite the state government releasing a notification to give 5 per cent reservation to them and four other communities agitating for it.

Gujjar Quota Agitation Enters Fourth Day; Highways, Train Tracks Blocked

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 11, 2019

Gujjar community blocked National Highway-11, which connects Jaipur with Agra, in Rajasthan's Dausa district on Monday, the fourth day of their agitation demanding 5 per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutes.

Rajasthan Police Use Tear Gas On Gujjar Quota Protesters

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Sunday February 10, 2019

The Rajasthan police on Sunday fired tear gas shells to prevent members of the Gujjar community--who have been protesting for their demand of five per cent quota in jobs and education-- from blocking a highway connecting Dholpur to Gwalior.

Gujjars Demanding Quota Block Tracks In Rajasthan; Delhi-Mumbai Route Hit

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday February 8, 2019

Hundreds of people from the Gujjar community in Rajasthan are protesting at railway tracks at Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, demanding implementation of the 5 per cent reservation that was promised to them by the state government.

No Gujjar Quota For Now In Rajasthan, Says Supreme Court

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday November 15, 2017

Reservation in jobs and education in Rajasthan has exceeded the 50 per cent cap and it cannot be stretched further, the Supreme Court has said, effectively freezing the state's bid to give quota to Gujjars for now. Quota for Gujjars cannot be implemented till High Court makes a decision, the top court has said.

Rajasthan Government Assures Gujjars Of Support After Quota Stir Threat

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 23, 2016

The Rajasthan government has assured the Gujjar community that it will look for an appropriate solution under the framework of law to protect their interests after high court struck down Special Backward Classes status given to six communities.

Gujjar quota: Bainsla starts agitation, warns of escalation

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 6, 2012

Alleging that the Rajasthan Government was "ignoring" the issue of reservation for Gujjars and other castes, Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla on Wednesday began a 'Mahapadav' (sit-in) in Sawaimadhopur district.

BJP behind Gujjar protests, says Ashok Gehlot

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Wednesday December 29, 2010

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has alleged that the conspiracy to revive the quota stir in the state was hatched during the marriage of BJP chief Nitin Gadkari's son in Nagpur recently.Hitting out at the BJP for the ongoing Gujjar agitation, Gehlot said, "My associates told me that people who had attended a wedding party thrown by Nitin Gadk...

Gujjars talk but still defiant

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Monday December 27, 2010

It's day eight of Gujjar agitation over their demand for five per cent reservation. They continue to be in Pilupura, blocking the Mumbai-Delhi and Jaipur-Delhi rail routes. The Jaipur-Agra highway is also blocked. Even as the Gujjar agitation continues to disrupt rail and road traffic in Rajasthan, the state government made its first concrete move ...

Gujjar agitation spreads, rail, road routes hit

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Sunday December 26, 2010

Stepping up their protests on Saturday, members of the Gujjar community in Rajasthan blocked rail and road routes in various parts of the state blocking links between Delhi and Jaipur, Jaipur and Agra and Mumbai and Delhi as well.Seventy trains were affected, diverted or cancelled in the busy holiday season. And caught in the cross fire are harasse...