Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla today threatened to intensify the ongoing agitation by the community if the state government failed to meet their demand for 5% reservation in state jobs by tomorrow.
The one-day ultimatum was issued at the community's Mahapanchayat at Mehrawar village in Bharatpur district where Bainsla said the stir will gather further momentum throughout the state from May 5 if the Gujjars' demand for quota was not fulfilled.
"We have already given a lot of time to the state government which doesn't seems to be serious about solving the issue by according reservation to the community. We will wait till tomorrow. If government does not take concrete step in this direction, we will not stop and intensify the agitation throughout the state," he said.
He also directed his colleagues in different states to mobilize maximum support of the people for the agitation.
"Thousands of Gujjars attended the Mahapanchayat. They are taking rest at the same village and will leave for a nearby Madanpur village tomorrow morning," Bainsla said.
He also announced that he had decided to quit BJP in the interest of the community as the authenticity of his leadership was being questioned by the state government.
"Chief Minister was repeatedly alleging that I was misguiding my community people and doing the stir for mere political mileage and benefits. So I decided to quit the party. Now I am feeling very light and relaxed after announcing this," Bainsla told PTI over phone.
Another leader Harprasad threatened that the agitation may now take an ugly and violent turn and the state government would be solely responsible for this.
Gujjars are demanding five per cent reservation in jobs under Special Backward Class which includes Gujjar, Banjara, Raika, Rebari and Gadia Lohar communities.
Bainsla along with his supporters has held several rounds of meeting with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and State Energy Minister Jitendra Singh and State Home Minister Shanti Dhariwal in recent past to solve the issue, but the talks were inconclusive.
The state government had last month constituted the I S Israni Committee as directed by the Rajasthan High Court to look into the demand.
The committee after hearing all the sides submitted its report earlier today to the High Court in which it has recommended granting quota and special backward class status to the community.
The High Court had last year struck down the five per cent reservation for the community observing that the measure would exceed the 50 per cent reservation cap.
"Now I am not associated with any party but still I am on the front for my community. I challenge the CM that we will get reservation any how," Bainsla said.
Another Gujjar leader Harprasad said Bainsla was the leader of the community and not of any party. Bainsla joined the BJP to raise the community's demand in Parliament but due to some reasons it did not work out, he said.
However, BJP State President Arun Chaturvedi said he has not received any information on Bainsla quitting the party.
Bainsla joined BJP in April last year and was inducted as BJP's National Executive Member in March this year.
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