JAIPUR: Having cut short his Jaisalmer trip, chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday held meetings in his office for resolving the issue regarding the special reservation for the Gujjars. But no breakthrough was reached.
Gehlot's action followed threats by Gujjar leader Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla of beginning a violent agitation if the promise for the 5% reservation for the community was not forthcoming by Tuesday afternoon.
Bainsla addressed a meeting at Madanpur on Tuesday evening and asked his community men to be prepared for Wednesday's agitation. He said, "I had suggested two formulas to the government and I hope that they (government) would accept any one of them to meet our demand. My aim is not to disrupt peace but justice for the community." he said.
Meanwhile, the chief minister has deputed energy minister Jitendra Singh, home minister Shanti Dhariwal and industry minister Rajendra Parikh for conducting talks with the Gujjars so as to resolve the issue. The state had also sent an invitation to the community but there was no response from the other side.
"In fact, Bainsla had made it clear at the mahapadav in Mehrawar on Sunday that we would no longer be holding talks with the government. This has become an easy way by them to hold us back. Whenever, we give a threat they come up with the issue of talks but nothing emerges from such talks," said Roop Singh, spokesperson of the Gujjar Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti.
"If the government wants to talk, they will have to send their emissary. We will not budge from here," he said. Sources in the government, however, said it is interested in talks and has even asked the ministers to go to the agitation site and hold discussions with Gujjars.
Meanwhile, the mahapadav being so long held at Mehrawar has now shifted to Madanpur. "Since there has been no talks or any indication of our demands, for a 5 % reservation or holding back recruitment in government jobs, being accepted by the government. Therefore, our deadline still stands," said Himmat Singh, a close aide of Bainsla.
On his part, Bainsla has intimated state BJP president Arun Chautrvedi of his intentions to resign from the party for the cause the community.
The mahapadav at Dausa and at Sikandra on Monday saw more people gathering at the site. The Sikandra market remained completely paralysed and road transport on the Sikandra highway has completely been disrupted.
The government in view of the threat has posted RAS officials with the district collectorate at Dausa for helping him out with the law and order situation there. Chief minister Ashok Gehlot also held a meeting with the DGP to take stock of the law and order situation in the
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