Gujjars call off stir after Rajasthan govt’s written assurance

Jaipur | Saturday | 16th February, 2019

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It was followed by arrival of cabinet minister Vishvendra Singh who was acting as the crisis manager of the government. Over-a-week-long dharna led by Bainsla on railway tracks and highways had inconvenienced travellers.As per a north western railway spokesperson, 64 trains were cancelled, 71 diverted and 32 partially cancelled in the last eight days. “We are thankful to the chief minister for looking into the concerns of the community. He had met a Gujjar delegation on Friday as well, but the talks remained inconclusive as they demanded a written assurance from the government.On Saturday, IAS officer Neeraj K Pawan, the interlocutor for government, who has been camping at Sawai Madhopur, reached the railway tracks at Maksudanpura and handed over the assurance to the Gujjars. I also apologize to the common man for inconvenience,” Singh said to TOI..