Jaipur: The deadlock over quota to Gujjars in Rajasthan persisted for the 13th day on Saturday as the community remained non-committal on a fresh invitation for talks tomorrow to sort out the issue.
The Gujjar leaders are insisting that a decision will be taken only after it learns about the outcome of the parleys between Congress leaders from the community and government representatives.
After a fresh invitation for talks was made by the government this evening, Kirori Singh Bainla refused to commit that a delegation of community leaders will be sent for negotiations tomorrow, saying he was waiting to know the outcome of the discussions between Congress leaders of his community and state Energy Minister Jitendra Singh.
"I am waiting for their response and a decision would be taken accordingly," Bainsla said.
State Energy Minister Jitendra singh, a Gujjar himself, first held a meeting with local Congress leaders from the community at his residence and later in the day met Union Minister of State Sachin Pilot and other representatives at a place near the circuit house here.
After the meeting, Singh and Pilot made a fresh appeal to the protestors to come to the negotiating table and call off the agitation.
Singh said that the government has already offered what it could within the limits of the Constitution and was fully committed to give reservation to the community.
"What is the need is to end the deadlock by dialogues and work together. We are appealing them for the same, and our talks with them may take place tomorrow," he said.
"Our community must get reservation, but there are some procedural things which have to be followed. As far as intention of the state government is concerned, it is not questionable," Pilot said.
"The state government has already given five per cent reservation but since the matter is sub-judice, certain things will have to be done as per the directives of the Highcourt," he said.
On the other hand, Bainsla said he had not received any feedback on the meeting and was waiting for it to decide his future course of action.
"They (Congress leaders who held meeting at Jaipur) should come here, tell us what happened in the meeting, and address the community. Decision to send our delegation will be taken as soon as we are satisfied with their response," he said.
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