2008 Gurjar Unrest In Rajasthan
Violence erupted in the state of Rajasthan in India on 23 May 2008 when police fired on protesters belonging to the Gurjar caste who were demanding a lower scheduled tribe status,instead of their current, higher OBC (Other Backward Class) status,retaliating the protesters lynched a policeman in Bharatpur district in Rajasthan. In response, police shot at protesters as they tried to damage railway lines and government property. At least 15 were killed on the spot.
On 24 May, the Indian army was called in to help calm the violence as another 15 people were killed when police shot at a mob protesters trying to torch a police station in Sikandra.
Thousands of protesters blocked a rail route between Delhi and Mumbai. Highways had also been blocked, and state authorities cancelled many buses.
Getting almost no from government for their 5% quota demand,Gurjars again went onto agitation in 2010.They jammed trains on Jaipur-Delhi and Mumbai-Delhi route.Unlike 2008 unrest, there was no violence in 2010.
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