The Rajasthan High Court on Friday directed the state government to appoint a committee to look into the agitating Gurjjars? demand for reservation.
A Divisional Bench of Chief Justice JC Bhalla and Justice MN Bhandari passed the order on a PIL filed by JP Dadeech. ?The court directed the government to constitute a committee led by a retired HC judge to look into the Gurjjars? demand for reservation. The court has also asked the government to appraise it of security precautions taken,? said Dadeech?s counsel RP Garg. He said the committee will have a parliamentarian, a bureaucrat, a member of the Bar Association and Gurjjar community leaders as its members.
Dadeech had filed the PIL 15 days ago to seek details of the security precautions taken by the state to prevent untoward incidents during the current agitation. ?My client maintains that there have been agitations like this twice, both of which ended in a breakdown of civil life and destruction of public property. The PIL was filed to prevent such incidents,? Garg said. The HC, Garg added, has now directed the state to take action against anyone who breaks the law.
Gurjjar leaders are, however, not reading much into the judgement. ?This particular hearing was over a PIL and does not concern another case that deals with the implementation of 5% reservation for Gurjjars. Our agitation will continue,? said a senior Gurjjar leader.
Meanwhile, Kirori Singh Bainsla, who is spearheading the agitation for reservation, said their protest march towards Jaipur would continue despite the government inviting him for another round of dialogue.
The march reached Sikandra in Dausa district on Friday, around 70 km from Jaipur. The march started from Hindaun on Tuesday and is expected to enter the state capital in three days.