Gujjars, Raje govt begin talks at Bayana
Preliminary talks between agitating Gujjars and the Rajasthan government over the community's demand of ST quota for which they are on warpath for the past 18 days began at Bayana on Monday.
By PTI |
BAYANA: Preliminary talks between agitating Gujjars and the Rajasthan government over the community's demand of ST quota for which they are on warpath for the past 18 days began at Bayana on Monday.
Two ministers of the Vasundhara Raje government, L N Dave and S M Jat, started talks with a 37-member Gujjar delegation at a government school around 4.15 pm, an official said.
The Gujjar delegation with representatives from all districts also included V S Choudhary, agitation spearhead Kirori Singh Bainsla's doctor, and Delhi MLA Ramveer Singh Vidhuri, sources said.
There was unprecedented security with every member of the delegation thoroughly frisked before the talks.
Companies of BSF, RAF, CRPF and RAC were deputed in the Bayana tehsil of Bharatpur district.
No one except journalists are present around the talk venue.
The fresh Gujjar agitation for getting ST status for their community since May 23 has left 43 people killed in police firing and clashes.
After the Gujjar leadership agreed to hold the first talks on Friday, the two sides squabbled over the venue. The community leaders wanted the talks to be held in Bayana but the state government insisted on Jaipur as the venue.
Bainsla, who is camping in violence-hit Karwadi-Pilupura area, about five km from Bayana, had said if the preliminary talks are "fruitful" and held in a "conducive" atmosphere, he would proceed to Jaipur for further parleys.
Two ministers of the Vasundhara Raje government, L N Dave and S M Jat, started talks with a 37-member Gujjar delegation at a government school around 4.15 pm, an official said.
The Gujjar delegation with representatives from all districts also included V S Choudhary, agitation spearhead Kirori Singh Bainsla's doctor, and Delhi MLA Ramveer Singh Vidhuri, sources said.
There was unprecedented security with every member of the delegation thoroughly frisked before the talks.
Companies of BSF, RAF, CRPF and RAC were deputed in the Bayana tehsil of Bharatpur district.
No one except journalists are present around the talk venue.
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The fresh Gujjar agitation for getting ST status for their community since May 23 has left 43 people killed in police firing and clashes.
After the Gujjar leadership agreed to hold the first talks on Friday, the two sides squabbled over the venue. The community leaders wanted the talks to be held in Bayana but the state government insisted on Jaipur as the venue.
Bainsla, who is camping in violence-hit Karwadi-Pilupura area, about five km from Bayana, had said if the preliminary talks are "fruitful" and held in a "conducive" atmosphere, he would proceed to Jaipur for further parleys.
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