Jaipur: Gujjars, demanding five per cent quota in jobs in Rajasthan, on Wednesday night called off their 17-day agitation after the state government assured them that it will complete within six months the quantifiable data collection for the purpose.
"I have called off the agitation. I am satisfied with what the state government has offered to us," Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla, spearheading the agitation said after holding talks with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and a Committee of Ministers appointed by the state government.
The breakthrough came after seventeen days of protest during which Gujjars blocked railway tracks and roads. They had even cut off milk supply in various parts of the state.
But after the fourth round of negotiations between the Gujjars and the Gehlot government, both sides agreed on the following:...
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08:08 AM, Jan 06, 2011
New Delhi: Blocking highways and railway tracks for three days now, the Gujjar community plans to intensify their protests over reservation for government jobs - after a Rajasthan High Court order on Wednesday refusing to grant 5 per cent quota. Members of the Gujjar community blocked roads and rail links for the third day running despite a Rajasthan High Court order that effectively postponed their claim to next year. The... 
The Gujjar agitation enters its third day on Wednesday with the community showing no signs of relenting from its demand of a 5 per cent quota in Rajasthan. Talks between Gujjar leader col Bainsla and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot failed on Tuesday and the effects were felt across the country with massive train disruptions. Stranded passengers, delayed trains and disrupted rail traffic marked Day two of the Gujjar agitation. Some... 
