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"Come And Talk": Rajasthan Government To Gujjars Agitating For Quota
The Rajasthan government on Monday said that its doors were open for talks with the agitating Gujjar community members on their demands for reservation.
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Trains Diverted, Buses Affected Amid Gujjar Quota Protest In Rajasthan
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.
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Kirori Singh Bainsla, An Ex Soldier, Who Spearheaded The Gujjar Agitation
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.
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Gujjars Call Off Quota Agitation After Assurance, Rajasthan Relieved
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.
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Gujjar Quota Agitation Called Off After Government's Assurance
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.
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Gujjar Quota Agitation Enters Eighth Day, Rail Services Affected
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.
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Gujjar Stir To Continue, Bill Could Face Legal Challenges, Says Leader
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.
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Gujjar Protest Continues, Quota Proposal In Rajasthan Assembly Today
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.
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Gujjar Quota Agitation Enters Fourth Day; Highways, Train Tracks Blocked
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.
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23 Trains Cancelled, 20 Diverted As Gujjars On Quota Stir Block Tracks
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-...
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Gujjars Demanding Quota Block Tracks In Rajasthan; Delhi-Mumbai Route Hit
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.
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Will Support Gujjar Stir For Quota In Rajasthan: Hardik Patel
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.
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Rajasthan Government To Raise OBC Quota, Give Reservation To Gujjars
The Rajasthan government will raise the other backward class (OBC) quota from the present 21 per cent to 26 per cent for granting 5 per cent reservation to Gujjars and other castes.
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Rajasthan Government Assures Gujjars Of Support After Quota Stir Threat
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.
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Bharatiya Kisan Union, Gujjars Demand Release Of Hardik Patel
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and a Gujjar body today came out in support of Patidar leader Hardik Patel, demanding dropping of sedition charges against him and his immediate release from the jail.
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"Come And Talk": Rajasthan Government To Gujjars Agitating For Quota
The Rajasthan government on Monday said that its doors were open for talks with the agitating Gujjar community members on their demands for reservation.
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Trains Diverted, Buses Affected Amid Gujjar Quota Protest In Rajasthan
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.
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Kirori Singh Bainsla, An Ex Soldier, Who Spearheaded The Gujjar Agitation
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.
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Gujjars Call Off Quota Agitation After Assurance, Rajasthan Relieved
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.
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Gujjar Quota Agitation Called Off After Government's Assurance
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.
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Gujjar Quota Agitation Enters Eighth Day, Rail Services Affected
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.
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Gujjar Stir To Continue, Bill Could Face Legal Challenges, Says Leader
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.
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Gujjar Protest Continues, Quota Proposal In Rajasthan Assembly Today
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.
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Gujjar Quota Agitation Enters Fourth Day; Highways, Train Tracks Blocked
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.
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23 Trains Cancelled, 20 Diverted As Gujjars On Quota Stir Block Tracks
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-...
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Gujjars Demanding Quota Block Tracks In Rajasthan; Delhi-Mumbai Route Hit
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.
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Will Support Gujjar Stir For Quota In Rajasthan: Hardik Patel
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.
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Rajasthan Government To Raise OBC Quota, Give Reservation To Gujjars
The Rajasthan government will raise the other backward class (OBC) quota from the present 21 per cent to 26 per cent for granting 5 per cent reservation to Gujjars and other castes.
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Rajasthan Government Assures Gujjars Of Support After Quota Stir Threat
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.
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Bharatiya Kisan Union, Gujjars Demand Release Of Hardik Patel
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) and a Gujjar body today came out in support of Patidar leader Hardik Patel, demanding dropping of sedition charges against him and his immediate release from the jail.
