Gujjar Protest

Home Minister Amit Shah has advised the Haryana government to refrain from holding pro-farm law events, or hold outreach programmes, in the state until further notice, the state's Education Minister, Kanwar Pal Gujjar, told reporters Wednesday

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.

Members of the Gujjar community have occupied railway tracks in Rajasthan's Bharatpur in their protest seeking reservation in jobs and education, officials said. Some train movement has been affected, including the Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express. Officials said half a dozen other trains whose schedule has been hit by the protest include Awadh Expres...

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) state unit president Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday claimed that the police officer who stated that Kapil Gujjar, who opened fire at the Shaheen Bagh protest site last week is from AAP, is acting as the spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

BJP MP Parvesh Verma today staged a protest against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for having alleged links with Kapil Gujjar, the man who opened fire at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh last week.

Arvind Kejriwal, reacting to allegations that the man who fired shots at the Shaheen Bagh protest is an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member, today accused Home Minister Amit Shah of "using the police" in a "petty conspiracy" to target his party 48 hours before voting for the Delhi election.

The family of the man who fired shots at the Shaheen Bagh protest in Delhi last week has denied that he is linked to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), contradicting the police and intensifying the raging political fight between AAP and the BJP just three days before elections in the capital.

A Delhi court has sent Kapil Gujjar, arrested for firing in the air at southeast Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area during a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), to a two-day police custody on Sunday.

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 protesters in the state ended their eight-day-old strike today, after the state government gave a written assurance that it would take every legal step at its disposal to ensure that the community gets 5% reservation in jobs and educational institutes even if it gets stuck in court.

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla, who is on a sit-in in Sawai Madhopur district along with his supporters since Friday demanding five per cent reservation for Gujjar community in jobs and education, fell sick on Wednesday.

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.

As the protesting members of the Gujjar community refused to quit their agitation till their demand for five per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutes is fulfilled, Congress leaders in Rajasthan said that the state government will announce a plan on Wednesday to break the deadlock.

As the ongoing agitation to demand reservation for the Gujjar community in government jobs and educational institutes entered its fourth day, the protesters refused to budge from railway tracks in Rajasthan. A Gujjar leader warned that nobody will leave till their demands are met.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that his government was ready to open talks with Gujjars, but condemned the violence and blocking of road and train traffic by protesters in the state.

Home Minister Amit Shah has advised the Haryana government to refrain from holding pro-farm law events, or hold outreach programmes, in the state until further notice, the state's Education Minister, Kanwar Pal Gujjar, told reporters Wednesday

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.

Members of the Gujjar community have occupied railway tracks in Rajasthan's Bharatpur in their protest seeking reservation in jobs and education, officials said. Some train movement has been affected, including the Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express. Officials said half a dozen other trains whose schedule has been hit by the protest include Awadh Expres...

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) state unit president Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday claimed that the police officer who stated that Kapil Gujjar, who opened fire at the Shaheen Bagh protest site last week is from AAP, is acting as the spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

BJP MP Parvesh Verma today staged a protest against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for having alleged links with Kapil Gujjar, the man who opened fire at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh last week.

Arvind Kejriwal, reacting to allegations that the man who fired shots at the Shaheen Bagh protest is an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member, today accused Home Minister Amit Shah of "using the police" in a "petty conspiracy" to target his party 48 hours before voting for the Delhi election.

The family of the man who fired shots at the Shaheen Bagh protest in Delhi last week has denied that he is linked to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), contradicting the police and intensifying the raging political fight between AAP and the BJP just three days before elections in the capital.

A Delhi court has sent Kapil Gujjar, arrested for firing in the air at southeast Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area during a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), to a two-day police custody on Sunday.

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 protesters in the state ended their eight-day-old strike today, after the state government gave a written assurance that it would take every legal step at its disposal to ensure that the community gets 5% reservation in jobs and educational institutes even if it gets stuck in court.

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla, who is on a sit-in in Sawai Madhopur district along with his supporters since Friday demanding five per cent reservation for Gujjar community in jobs and education, fell sick on Wednesday.

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.

As the protesting members of the Gujjar community refused to quit their agitation till their demand for five per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutes is fulfilled, Congress leaders in Rajasthan said that the state government will announce a plan on Wednesday to break the deadlock.

As the ongoing agitation to demand reservation for the Gujjar community in government jobs and educational institutes entered its fourth day, the protesters refused to budge from railway tracks in Rajasthan. A Gujjar leader warned that nobody will leave till their demands are met.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that his government was ready to open talks with Gujjars, but condemned the violence and blocking of road and train traffic by protesters in the state.