Gujjar Stir

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla refused to call off the agitation for a government quota Thursday, saying the bill passed in the Rajasthan Assembly to meet their demand could face legal challenges.

Members of the Gujjar community continued to block railway tracks on the second day of their agitation today to demand implementation of the 5 per cent reservation that was promised to them by the Rajasthan government. Agitating Gujjars sat on railway tracks at Malarna Doongar near Sawai Madhopur, leading to the cancellation of 23trains and the re-...

Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel today said that he will extend his support to the stir by members of the Gujjar community in Rajasthan from May 15 to press for their demand of five per cent reservation from within the OBC quota.

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.

Hardik Patel, the face of the Patels' stir for quota in Gujarat, who is currently in Delhi, has told NDTV that their agitation has the backing of 27 crore Gujjars.

Patel agitation leader Hardik Patel is today expected to hold talks with quota stir leaders, including Gujjars and Jats in Delhi.

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...

The third round of talks between Gujjars and the Rajasthan government over the issue of reservation in government jobs failed this evening with the community's leader Kirori Singh Bainsla saying that the stir will continue till its demands were met.

Gujjars in Rajasthan are once again keen to stir up the reservation cauldron through a Mahapanchayat or community gathering in Karauli district on Sunday.

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla refused to call off the agitation for a government quota Thursday, saying the bill passed in the Rajasthan Assembly to meet their demand could face legal challenges.

Members of the Gujjar community continued to block railway tracks on the second day of their agitation today to demand implementation of the 5 per cent reservation that was promised to them by the Rajasthan government. Agitating Gujjars sat on railway tracks at Malarna Doongar near Sawai Madhopur, leading to the cancellation of 23trains and the re-...

Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel today said that he will extend his support to the stir by members of the Gujjar community in Rajasthan from May 15 to press for their demand of five per cent reservation from within the OBC quota.

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.

Hardik Patel, the face of the Patels' stir for quota in Gujarat, who is currently in Delhi, has told NDTV that their agitation has the backing of 27 crore Gujjars.

Patel agitation leader Hardik Patel is today expected to hold talks with quota stir leaders, including Gujjars and Jats in Delhi.

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...

The third round of talks between Gujjars and the Rajasthan government over the issue of reservation in government jobs failed this evening with the community's leader Kirori Singh Bainsla saying that the stir will continue till its demands were met.

Gujjars in Rajasthan are once again keen to stir up the reservation cauldron through a Mahapanchayat or community gathering in Karauli district on Sunday.