DEMAND OF GURJARS FOR SCHEDULED TRIBE RESERVATION

Authors

  • Anil Kumar Dr. Sangeeta Chauhan Research Scholar, School Of Education, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprasth University, Delhi Associate Prof. School Of Education, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprasth University, Delhi

Keywords:

Scheduled Tribes, primitive traits, herders, cultivators, reservation

Abstract

Demand of Gurjars for inclusion in the list of scheduled tribes was the most powerful one to disrupt government functioning mainly for their unity and determined faith to avail similar benefits like Meenas availing for many decades. The State Government bowed down their demand and negotiated for agreement to appoint Commission under the Chairmanship of Justice Jasraj Chopra in 2007. The Commission heard claims and counter-claims for and against their inclusion in the list of scheduled tribes and keeping in view various past decisions of Judiciary, the State Government accepted demand to provide reservation to Gurjars under special category other than Scheduled Tribes. The reservation was agreed in the Constitution for the duration of one decade but still continues for political reasons. Various rulings of judiciary for exclusion of already availed benefits in the form of creamy layer have not been enforced by government mainly for political reasons

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2015-07-31

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Vol. 4 No. 8 (2015): JULY 2015

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