Jat bodies seek OBC quota for community in 3 dists
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Jaipur: Jat organisations held a rally in Nadbai (Bharatpur) Sunday, demanding the inclusion of Jats from Bharatpur, Dholpur and Deeg in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category for reservation in central govt jobs.
The leaders issued a one-month ultimatum to the Union govt to act on the long-pending demand, warning of an intensified agitation that could include highway and railway blockades. The central govt provides 27% reservation for OBC.
The rally was attended by top community leaders, including representatives of the Rajasthan Jat Mahasabha, Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal, and newly elected Bharatpur MP Sanjna Jatav.
"If this 25-year-old demand is not met by the double-engine govt—Bhajan Lal Sharma in Rajasthan and Narendra Modi at the Centre—it would mean they are deliberately ignoring the Jat community," said Beniwal.
He added that the govt only remembered the Jat community during elections or symbolic appointments. "They made Jats vice-president or governors only after the community showed its political and social strength," he said.
Beniwal criticised Jat leaders in the BJP at both state and national levels for their silence on the issue. "The community is watching, and in the coming elections, leaders will be judged based on their commitment to this cause," he warned.
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MP Sanjana Jatav called the exclusion of Jats from the OBC category in the three districts "blatant discrimination." "There's no justifiable reason to deny reservation to Jats in Bharatpur, Dholpur, and Deeg when their socio-economic condition is no different from Jats in other parts of the country," she said. "Even my own community (Scheduled Castes) supports this demand," she added.
Jat leaders reiterated that the community is united on the issue and prepared to take their movement forward if no concrete steps are taken by the govt within the given timeframe. In Rajasthan, Jats are included under the 21% reservation for OBC. However, those domiciled in Bharatpur, Dholpur, and Deeg districts are excluded from the central OBC reservation scheme.
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