JAIPUR: The Rajasthan government on Sunday confident Gujjar leaders that a circular mandating 1% reservation to 5 communities under the most backward categories (MBC) category could be issued by way of 5pm on Monday. The government’s assurance got here after Gujjar leaders threatened to stage a protest throughout PM Narendra Modi’s talk over with to Jaipur on July 7. The 5 communities to get pleasure from the improvement include Gujjars.
Members of Gujjar Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti met cupboard ministers Arun Chaturvedi and Rajendra Rathore over their reservation demand. Gujjar chief Himmat Singh said the government was once given an ultimatum and a closing date of Monday night time to factor the circular, failing which they would protest in opposition to the PM’s talk over with.
Another Gujjar chief Shailendra Singh said, “The government has agreed to factor the circular by way of 5pm on Monday. The ministers have confident us of 1% reservation at the earliest.”
The main demand of the Gujjars is five% reservation inside the OBC quota to not violate the 50% limit prescribed by way of the Supreme Court. While that might now not be provided, the government had in December 2017 licensed 1% reservation for Gujjars and four other backward castes.
Speaking to TOI, Singh said the government had now not been in a position to implement the 16-point agreement signed on May 19. This included providing 1% reservation under MBC category in recruitments held from December 9, 2016 to December 21, 2017 thru shadow posts. It additionally included formation of a sub-committee to position up its case on reservation for Gujjars earlier than the Rohini Commission set as much as examine sub-categorisation of the OBC category.
The government had already agreed to provide 1% quota in recruitments held from December 9, 2016 to December 21, 2017. For this, the government was once to create shadow posts. Similarly, the government had additionally confident the Gujjars that each one prison cases filed in opposition to the neighborhood contributors throughout their agitation could be withdrawn.
Members of Gujjar Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti met cupboard ministers Arun Chaturvedi and Rajendra Rathore over their reservation demand. Gujjar chief Himmat Singh said the government was once given an ultimatum and a closing date of Monday night time to factor the circular, failing which they would protest in opposition to the PM’s talk over with.
Another Gujjar chief Shailendra Singh said, “The government has agreed to factor the circular by way of 5pm on Monday. The ministers have confident us of 1% reservation at the earliest.”
The main demand of the Gujjars is five% reservation inside the OBC quota to not violate the 50% limit prescribed by way of the Supreme Court. While that might now not be provided, the government had in December 2017 licensed 1% reservation for Gujjars and four other backward castes.
Speaking to TOI, Singh said the government had now not been in a position to implement the 16-point agreement signed on May 19. This included providing 1% reservation under MBC category in recruitments held from December 9, 2016 to December 21, 2017 thru shadow posts. It additionally included formation of a sub-committee to position up its case on reservation for Gujjars earlier than the Rohini Commission set as much as examine sub-categorisation of the OBC category.
The government had already agreed to provide 1% quota in recruitments held from December 9, 2016 to December 21, 2017. For this, the government was once to create shadow posts. Similarly, the government had additionally confident the Gujjars that each one prison cases filed in opposition to the neighborhood contributors throughout their agitation could be withdrawn.
Rajasthan to issue circular today on 1% quota to MBCs
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