Fate of Gujjar-Raje Govt talks uncertain

A court will to hear the bail plea of 25 women protestors, whose release has been set as a pre-condition for the 2nd round of talks by the Gujjars.

Uncertainty prevails over the fate of Gujjar-government talks as a sessions court on Thursday hears the bail plea of 25 women protestors, whose release has been demanded by the community.

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Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla had on Wednesday said that he will not send a delegation to Jaipur for the second round of talks till the women, arrested for the non-bailable offence of damaging railway property, are released.

"We are waiting for the decision of the Dausa Sessions Court regarding the bail of the arrested women," SN Thanvi, special envoy of the state government, said.

Replying to a query, Thanvi said he has not received any direction from the state government what they would do in case the court rejects the bail plea.

Bainsla who had agreed on Tuesday to send a Gujjar delegation to the state capital to resume talks with the government over the ST status issue retracted his decision on Wednesday and demanded the release of the women as a conditon before any further parleys with the government could be held.