Gujjar leaders decide to revive quota stir from May 15

May 06, 2018 17:20

Members of the Gujjar community in Rajasthan today decided to revive their agitation from May 15 to press for their demand of five per cent reservation from within OBC quota.

The spokesperson of Gujjar Sangharsh Samiti, Himmat Singh, said that the decision was taken at a meeting in Bayana of Bharatpur district.

"The decision to revive the agitation was taken today in the meeting headed by Kirori Singh Bainsla. All the leaders of the community along with its members have been asked to assemble for a sit-in at Pilu ka pura on May 15 to demand reservation," he said.

Singh said that Gujjars are getting one per cent reservation under Most Backward Classes and the demand is for bifurcation of OBC quota to provide five per cent reservation to Gujjars and other communities.

The Rajasthan assembly had in October last year passed a bill to raise OBC reservation from 21 to 26 per cent to provide five per cent quota to Gujjar and other castes.

However, the high court stayed the bill as it would have increased the reservation to 54 per cent.

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