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Rebel faction of Gujjars warns of fresh movement in Rajasthan
PTI, Jun 1, 2010, 05.43pm IST
JAIPUR: A major rebel faction of Gujjars in Rajasthan today warned of
fresh agitation from June 16 if the state government fails to meet
their demand of five per cent reservation.
The faction led by Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Chief Patron of All India
Gujjar Aarakshan Sangarsh Samiti, rejected the one per cent additional
quota extended by the state government to the community recently.
"Our community members have already rejected one per cent additional
quota extended to Gujjars following agitation by (community leader)
Kirori Singh Bainsla and now we will launch fresh movement to get our
rights," Bidhuri told reporters here.
"The movement will be peaceful and not like that of Bainsla where
railway tracks were uprooted. In initial stage, we will hold
demonstration at all district headquarters and memorandum will be
submitted to the state government through respective district
collectors.
"The agitation will be intensified by staging demonstration at state
assembly during the Monsoon session and submitting memorandum to the
Prime Minister and AICC President Sonia Gandhi," Bidhuri said.
He said five per cent reservation in government jobs, withdrawal of
cases registered against the community members during the agitation
led by Bainsla and pension to those injured in the protest are among
the demands.
Strongly condemning the agreement arrived between the state government
and Bainsla on granting one per cent additional quota, Bidhuri alleged
that Bainsla settled for the accord only for his "personal gains".
The community had called off its month-long stir on May 5 after the
government agreed to accord one per cent more quota to it in addition
to the existing four per cent given to them under the OBC category.
As per the agreement, since the community is already getting 21 per
cent reservation under the OBC category, they would get one per cent
more quota till the High Court completes formalities on their demand,
and remaining four per cent reservation would be accorded after the
court's verdict under the Special Backward Class category.
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