Gujjar Quota in Rajasthan: Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a petition seeking a stay on Rajasthan government decision to implement 5 per cent quota reservation to Gujjars and four other communities in educational institutions and government jobs.
New Delhi, April 5: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a petition seeking a stay on Rajasthan government decision to implement five per cent quota reservation to Gujjars and four other communities in educational institutions and government jobs. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi refused to interfere in the issue.
On February 13, the Rajasthan assembly passed a bill granting five per cent quota to the Gujjar, Raika-Rebari, Gadia Luhar, Banjara and Gadaria communities in jobs and education. The quota bill – introduced in the state legislative Assembly – pushed the current 21 percent reservation to 26 percent in the OBC category. Gujjar Quota Stir Intensifies in Rajasthan, Train Service Hit, Internet Shut In Sawai Madhopur Till February 13.
The Gujjars and the other four communities seeking five percent quota in jobs and education had brought the state to a standstill in February. The protesters under the leadership of Gujjar Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti chief Kirori Singh Bainsla blocked the railway tracks and National Highway -11 which connects Jaipur with Agra. The Gujjar community called off the protest after State cabinet Minister Vishvendra Singh shared the draft of the government which includes the Gujjar community’s demand.
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