Gujjars court arrest in 'jail bharao'
Bharatpur
(Jammu),
Oct
2,
2007:
Thousands
of
Gujjars
courted
arrest
in
their
“jail
bharo" movement
in
several
parts
of
Rajasthan
and
Jammu
today
in
their
efforts
to
force
the
government
to
promulgate
a
law
recognizing
them
as
Scheduled
Tribes.
The Gujjar community decided to adopt “Gandhigiri" to achieve their objective on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. The Gujjars took the decision after the deadline set by the community leaders for a positive response from the Government expired.
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Story first published: Thursday, October 4, 2007, 16:28 [IST]