Internet Control

Internet services in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district were suspended till February 13 as the protest by members of the Gujjar community entered its fifth day on Tuesday, ANI reported. The district collector also issued a notice to Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla, directing him to vacate the railway tracks where protestors have been camping since February 8, severely hampering movement of trains.

Members of the community have been asking the state government to implement 5% reservation it had promised them and four other groups – Raika-Rebari, Gadia Luhar, Banjara and Gadaria – in 2017. At present, the community has 1% reservation in education and government jobs. The Congress government in the state has appointed a panel of three cabinet ministers to negotiate with the community. Bainsla on Tuesday said members of the community wanted negotiations to be held in their presence, and not in state capital Jaipur.