In Rajasthan,Gujjar protesters continued sit-in at rail tracks for sixth day today, to press for five per cent quota in state government jobs, blocking vital Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Jaipur and Agra-Jaipur rail routes. The busy Delhi-Mumbai trunk rail route has been blocked since Monday as protesters led by Gujjar Reservation Action Committee Convener Col. Kirodi Singh Bainsla were holding sit-in at rail tracks at Pillukapura-Chhonkra level crossing in Bayana region of Bharatpur district. AIR correspondent reports, the gujjar agitation which started in Bharatpur has now spread in Dausa, Karauli, Alwar, Bhilwara, Pali, Udaipur, Boondi, Ajmer and some other districts. The common man has now started feeling the pinch of Gujjar agitation. Thousands of passengers are stranded at different railway stations as rail connectivity between Jaipur-Delhi, Jaipur-Agra, Ajmer-Udaipur, Ajmer-Ratlam and Kota-Delhi is paralyzed. Taking advantage of the situation, the airlines companies have also hiked their fair. In spite of that all their flights are full. The winter vacation plans of hundreds of families have also been shattered. Tourist influx to Rajasthan has been adversely affected and tourist industry is in a state of shock. The Gujjar stir has flared up in more than a dozen districts. There are no signs of the agitation coming to an end, as there is no response from the Gujjar leaders to the talk initiative of the state government.
News On AIR | December 25, 2010 12:05 PM
Gujjar protesters continued sit-in at rail tracks for sixth day