Rajasthan
‘govt Refuses To Give Martyr Status To Saini, ₹1cr To Kin Of Deceased’ | Jaipur News
Jaipur: For the seventh consecutive day, protesters kept blocked the Agra-Jaipur national highway near Bharatpur on Thursday, while the Kushwaha Saini Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti met PWD minister Bhajanlal Jatav to press for demands. The demands include Rs 1 crore compensation to the family of Mohan Singh Saini, who killed himself at the protest site, a government job to his family member, and martyr status to him. SDM Lalit Kumar Meena was also present during the meeting.
The meeting was inconclusive as the government’s representatives said the demands were not feasible, members of the sangharsh samiti said. They said the representatives agreed only to giving a government job, on contract basis, to a family member of the deceased.
A six-member delegation of the sangharsh samiti had held talks with SDM Meena on Wednesday at a private hotel situated on the Halena-Jaipur Road. The SDM told them the demands could not be met at his level. He said that a proposal had been sent to the state government listing the demands and further action would be taken according to instructions from the government.
A delegation of the samiti led by Murali Lal Saini had met chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday. They were asked to hold a discussion on May 1 with the member-secretary of the OBC Commission on the issue of separate 12% reservation for certain communities.
Meanwhile, the Kushwah Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the district collector of Dholpur to demand formation of a “Luv-Kush Welfare Board” for the Kushwaha community, 12% reservation for the community, and Luv-Kush hostels in every district of the state.
Student leader B K Kushwaha warned that if the state government did not meet their demands, they would block all the major roads and highways in the state.
The meeting was inconclusive as the government’s representatives said the demands were not feasible, members of the sangharsh samiti said. They said the representatives agreed only to giving a government job, on contract basis, to a family member of the deceased.
A six-member delegation of the sangharsh samiti had held talks with SDM Meena on Wednesday at a private hotel situated on the Halena-Jaipur Road. The SDM told them the demands could not be met at his level. He said that a proposal had been sent to the state government listing the demands and further action would be taken according to instructions from the government.
A delegation of the samiti led by Murali Lal Saini had met chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday. They were asked to hold a discussion on May 1 with the member-secretary of the OBC Commission on the issue of separate 12% reservation for certain communities.
Meanwhile, the Kushwah Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the district collector of Dholpur to demand formation of a “Luv-Kush Welfare Board” for the Kushwaha community, 12% reservation for the community, and Luv-Kush hostels in every district of the state.
Student leader B K Kushwaha warned that if the state government did not meet their demands, they would block all the major roads and highways in the state.
