Jaipur, January 5
Gujjars, demanding five per cent quota in jobs in Rajasthan, tonight called off their 17-day agitation after the state government assured them that it would complete within six months the quantifiable data collection for the purpose.

“I have called off the agitation. I am satisfied with what the state government has offered to us,” Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla, spearheading the agitation, told reporters after holding talks with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and a Committee of Ministers.

Bainsla and his team agreed to the government’s assurance that it would complete the quantifiable data collection within six months and keep four per cent backlog of services.

“The government has promised that the quantifiable data shall be ready within six months. Four per cent backlog will be kept while one per cent reservation will continue. Many other facilities for students have also been promised,” he said after signing an agreement with the government in this regard.

Home Minister Shanti Dhariwal said the government would file a review petition in the Rajathan High Court for considering the five per cent reservation under SBC to Gujjars, Gadia Lohar, Raika-Rebari, and Banjara in Rajasthan till the quantifiable data exercise was completed.

A delegation of around 40 members led by Bainsla first held a meeting with the committee of ministers comprising Home Minister Shanti Dhariwal, Energy Minister Jitendra Singh, himself a Gujjar, and Transport Minister BK Sharma for over seven hours.

After the meeting, the Gujjar leaders signed an agreement with the state government and later met the Chief Minister at the CMO and called off the agitation.

According to the agreement, the government has promised to dispose the cases lodged against the agitators.