Agencies
Bayana (Raj), May 28:
As the Gujjar agitation seeking ST status entered the sixth day, the Rajasthan government today said the reservation should be done at the Central level and asked the community members to "use their wisdom".
"Now the entire proceedings of reservation should be done at the Centre level. The Gujjar community should take their initiatives to the Centre and use their wisdom," Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said.
She also appealed to the Gujjars to stop violence, understand the reservation procedure and come forward to settle the issue through dialogue.
In a full-page advertisement issued in leading newspapers, Raje sought to remind the people that lakhs of people have been stranded at different places in the state due to the agitation.
Acting tough, the Rajasthan Government has clamped National Security Act (NSA) in 15 violence-hit districts as the agitation, which showed no signs of ending, spread to several parts of the state and threatened to spill over to the National Capital Region (NCR).
With the agitating Gujjars planning a "complete NCR roko" tomorrow, the Union Home Ministry put the region on high alert to prevent stalling of trains. As many as 38 people have been killed and scores injured in police firing and violence since Friday last.
While the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has referred the issue of reservation sought for Gujjars by Raje to the Law Ministry, the Congress dismissed her recommendation saying it was "immature" and legally untenable.
Trains remain cancelled
New Delhi, May 28:Ten trains passing through Rajasthan
were cancelled for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday
and several others diverted to different routes following
the violent agitation by the Gujjar community in the state.
Railway officials said the trains have been cancelled in the interest of passengers' safety since the protesters are targeting railway properties also.
The train services have been stopped due to the agitation by Gujjar Samaj Mahapanchayat Samiti and largescale public disturbance between Gangapur City-Bayana section in Kota Division, a Northern Railway statement said.
The trains that have been cancelled are August Kranti Express, Dehradun-Bandra Terminus Express, Nizamuddin-Udaipur Intercity Express, Nizamuddin-Indore Intercity Express and Firozpur-Mumbai Janta Express.
In addition, Nizamuddin-Kota Jan Shatabdi Express, Maharashtra Samprak Kranti, Nizamuddin-Kochuvelli Rajdhani Special, Jammu Tawi-Bandra Swaraj Express and Jammu Tawi-Bandra AC Special were also cancelled.
The trains that have been diverted to other routes are New Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express, Paschim Express, Swaraj Express, Golden Temple Mail and New Delhi-Kochivalli Express.
The situation is very bad. Railways properties have been damaged at several places in Rajasthan. Protestors have uprooted the railway tracks at many places. It is not possible to continue the train services in such circumstances, a senior Railway official said.
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