Uma Bharti comes out in support of Gujjars

Bhopal: Bharatiya Janshakti Party chief Uma Bharti on Thursday began an indefinite sit-in in support of the agitating Gujjar community demanding ST status.
She tried to enter Bayana town in Rajasthan to meet the Gujjar leader Kirorimal Bainsla to extend support to the stir and also to condole the death of those killed during the agitation, but was stopped at the border by Rajasthan Police.
Later, the former Chief Minister staged a "dharna" in a temple near the Rajghat bridge in Morena district which connects Madhya Pradesh with Rajasthan in support of the Gujjars.
The former Union Minister said her stir would continue till the Gujjars got justice.
Morena Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar Singh confirmed that Bharti is on "dharna" near the border and added that additional force has been deployed at the spot to prevent any untoward incident.
Meanwhile, Gujjar community members in Ratlam, Neemuch, Guna (Bharsala) and Maxi also extended support to the cause. In Guna, Gujjar women formed a human chain, while Maxi town remained shut today following a call by Nagar Panchayat President Ramchandra Patel on the ST issue.
Patel later handed over a memorandum on the issue to the local administration officials.
In Ratlam, the Gujjars demanded dismissal of Rajasthan's Vasundhara Raje government and compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the kin of those killed during the agitation.