Gujjar Reservation

Ashok Gehlot Government Gives 5% Quota To Gujjars, Says Over To Centre

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday February 13, 2019

The Congress government in Rajasthan passed a bill earmarking 5 per cent reservation for Gujjars in jobs and education today amid a huge protest by the community, which has paralysed road and rail traffic since last week in parts of the state.

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.

Gujjars Threaten to Intensify Agitation After Talks With Government Fail; 200 Trains Affected

India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi (With inputs from agencies) | Sunday May 24, 2015

The first round of talks between leaders of the Gujjar community and Rajasthan government to discuss the issue of five per cent reservation in government jobs has failed. More than 100 trains have been cancelled and an equal number have been diverted because of the protest by Gujjars which has entered its fourth day today.

70 Trains Affected as Gujjar Agitation in Rajasthan Enters Second Day

India News | Reported by Ketki Angre; Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday May 22, 2015

A total 70 trains have been affected - ten of them cancelled and the others diverted - on the busy route that connects Delhi and Mumbai, as hundreds of protesters sat overnight on rail tracks in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district to demand reservation in the state for Gujjars.

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.

Gujjar protest: Airlines hike fares

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 25, 2010

With Gujjar agitation intensifying in Rajasthan, airlines have hiked fares on Jaipur-Delhi and Jaipur-Mumbai routes while the bookings are almost full for the next two days.Travellers have no option but to pay twice or thrice the actual fare as the demand has raised after cancellation of numerous trains due to the ongoing Gujjar agitation."Airfares...

Gujjars step up protests, 40 trains diverted

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Thursday December 23, 2010

Gujjars have stepped up their agitation and plan to choke major rail and road links a day after the Rajasthan High Court kept on hold the state government's Reservation Act giving five per cent extra quota for Gujjars in government jobs and educational institutes. Angry Gujjars are sitting on railway tracks, leading to the diversion of nearly 40 tr...

Gujjars revive quota agitation

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 20, 2010

Gujjars, led by Kirori Singh Bainsla, occupied rail tracks near Bayana in Bharatpur district to press for their reservation demand, even as the Gehlot government stated that it would try to solve the issue through talks."We have occupied rail tracks near Pilukapura area and will move only after the government fulfils our demands," Col (Retd) Kirori...

Gujjars revive quota agitation today

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Friday March 26, 2010

Gujjars in Rajasthan led by Colonel Bainsla are again on the warpath. They are angry that though the Quota bill that gave them 5 per cent reservations was passed last year, they are yet to get any benefits.

Gujjars thrilled as Quota Bill gets approval

India News | Rajan Mahan | Friday July 31, 2009

In Rajasthan, Gujjars will now get the reservations they have long been demanding.