Talks fail,Gurjjars set deadline

According to Singh,the government would finish the survey in a matter of months but Bainsla remained unmoved and even refused a place on a government appointed committee to address the issue. It is the governments responsibility to ensure reservation for us and we will not initiate any talks with the government unless five per cent reservation is the main agenda,Bainsla insisted. He added that the government had seven days to respond to their demands failing which the agitation would intensity.

Meanwhile,on day seven of their stir,Gurjjars attempted to block more rail and road routes in the state. Protesters tried to block narrow gauge rail lines in Bari area but the security forces thwarted them and controlled the situation, Circle Officer Bari,Manvendra Singh said.

They also tried to block Basedi road but could not do so due to the presence of the Rapid Action Force, he said.

There is no movement of trains on Jaipur-Delhi,Delhi-Mumbai,Jaipur-Kota and Ajmer-Indore tracks in Dausa,Bharatpur,Bhilwara and Tonk districts,respectively,as the Gurjjars continued to occupy the tracks. with PTI