Jaipur: Colonel (retd) KS Bainsla, leader of Rajasthan's agitating Gujjar community, will on Tuesday hold talks with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, even as the community's stir for five percent reservation in government jobs entered its 16th day, disrupting some train services. Bainsla left Piloo Ka Pura near Bayana in Bharatpur district and is expected in Jaipur by late afternoon for the talks, after holding discussions with the 51-member Gujjar delegation...
04:14 PM, Jan 04, 2011
Jaipur: Gujjar leader Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla has agreed to hold talks with Rajasthan government over his community's demand for five per cent reservation in state government jobs and educational institutions. Colonel Bainsla, who is leading the agitation at Pilukapura, said that an eight-member delegation of Gujjars will hold talks with the state government. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had on Tuesday appealed to the agitating Gujjars to end their...
02:46 PM, Dec 29, 2010
Jaipur: Making a fresh appeal to Gujjars to call off their agitation, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said the community should understand the Government's limitations over the reservation issue as the matter is subjudice. "What is in our hands will be done for sure, but since the matter is sub-judice, there are some limitations too and they (Gujjars) must understand it," Gehlot told reporters. The stand-off between Gujjars...
03:33 PM, Dec 28, 2010
Bharatpur: Gujjars have intensified their agitation in Rajasthan demanding five per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions within the existing 21 per cent OBC quota. Protesting Gujjars have been blocking trains and highways in Bharatpur, Dausa and Pilkapura. They have blocked rail and road routes for the fourth day on Thursday in Rajasthan, leading to the disruption of 19 trains. The agitators continue to squat on the Delhi-Mumbai...
12:44 PM, Dec 23, 2010
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has turned down the state government's petition for five per cent reservation to the Gujjar community. The court while turning down the petition also directed the state government to quantify the data in a year. Reacting to the High Court's observation Gujjar leader Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla said that he respected the court's order. "Our fight is with the government. We will continue our agitation,"...
11:45 AM, Dec 22, 2010
New Delhi: The Gujjar community on Monday revived its agitation for 5 per cent quota in government jobs and educational institutes in Dausa. A section led by community leader Kirori Singh Bainsla blocked the Delhi-Mumbai rail route in Bharatpur. As a result 22 trains have been diverted and four have been cancelled so far. Another 5 Mumbai bound trains running late by 8-10 hours late. Despite reports of rifts in...
07:01 AM, Dec 21, 2010
Bainsala has revived his agitation for Scheduled Tribe status. ...
12:34 AM, Jul 27, 2009
Bainsla had led a violent agitation for ST status for the community. ...
12:41 AM, Apr 12, 2009
Agitation to be called off when Col Bainsla will reach Karwadi-Pilupura. ...
06:28 PM, Jun 18, 2008
The talks had earlier been stalled following preconditions set by the agitators. ...
03:35 PM, Jun 13, 2008
Gurjars say government should first release detainees and then hold talks. ...
11:12 AM, Jun 11, 2008
Forty-three lives, many roadblocks and seventeen days of deadlock later. ...
01:15 AM, Jun 09, 2008
Temperatures have come down in Rajasthan as Gurjars agreed to hold talks. ...
07:01 PM, Jun 08, 2008
Colonel Bainsla said that he won't be going to Jaipur for talks. ...
01:41 PM, Jun 07, 2008
Rajasthan has offered an olive branch and asked Gurjars to hold peace talks. ...
09:02 PM, Jun 06, 2008
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