Gujjar stir: Bainsla present as fresh talks begins

A fresh round of talks between Gujjar delegation led by Kirori Singh Bainsla and a committee of three Rajasthan ministers began here this evening to resolve the stand-off over the issue of 5 per cent job reservation as demanded by the community.

It is likely to be final talks between the two sides as the ministers and Bainsla have indicated positive development.

"We hope to reach a consensus on the issue," state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rajendra Rathore said before the meeting.

Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla said that the two sides have progressed on the issue and expected that the meeting would be fruitful.

On issue of Rajasthan High Court's direction to the state government yesterday to clear tracks and highways that Gujjar agitators have occupied, Bainsla said the community respects the court.

However, the tracks have not been cleared so far.

Meanwhile, Centre has dispatched 4,500 paramilitary personnel to Rajasthan to assist the state government in handling the agitation that has hit traffic on Delhi-Mumbai rail route and Jaipur-Agra national highway.

The agitators have been blocking rail tracks and roads in three districts for over a week now to press for five per cent quota in government jobs.

Members of the community are squatting on the railway track in Pilukapura in Bharatpur, on NH-11 at Sikandara in Dausa and a state highway in Sawaimadhopur.