Bharatpur, June 9 -- The members of the Gurjar community organised a mahapanchayat at Peelupura under Bayana tehsil of Bharatpur on Sunday to raise their reservation demands. After the mahapanchayat, some of the protesters staged stir at the railway tracks and halted a Kota-Mathura passenger train briefly. "Thousands gathered at the panchayat to demand their rights. The government has accepted our demands," said Vijay Bainsla, president of the Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti. He quoted the assurances as stating that the state government will soon convene a cabinet meeting to send a recommendation to the central government, seeking the inclusion of the Gurjars in the Most Backward Classes (MBC) quota in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution. "The government also assured that all irregularities under the Devnarayan Scheme would be corrected with input from Samiti members, and that proper benefits under the MBC quota would be extended to the community. The government promised that progress on all demands would be completed within 60 days," said Bainsla. Besides, police cases filed during previous agitations will be withdrawn, and a nodal officer will be appointed in each district to resolve such cases, he added. Though the mahapanchayat was concluded after receiving a consensus from the community, a group of protestors damaged the railway tracks and even halted a Kota-Mathura passenger train briefly. "The government has assured the community that their demands would be fulfilled. Although the community agreed during the panchayat, some individuals blocked the railway route later. The government is committed to addressing several of the demands raised by them," said Amit Yadav, Bharatpur district collector. "The Mumbai-Delhi railway track, which had been blocked by protesters, has been cleared. Train operations will resume after inspection by the railway's technical team," he added. On May 23, Gurjar leaders announced plans to hold a Mahapanchayat on June 8 at Peelupura to launch a fresh protest. The gathering also marked the 18th anniversary of the 2007 agitation, during which 72 Gurjar protesters died. Over the years, various state governments have passed laws granting 5% reservation to Gurjars and four other communities - first under the Special Backward Classes (SBC) and later under the MBC category. However, the Rajasthan high court struck down these laws repeatedly. In February 2019, the Congress government granted 5% reservation to the five communities under the MBC category and wrote to the Centre, requesting inclusion of the quota in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution for legal protection. The Gurjar community had tabled seven key demands before the state government. These included the inclusion of the MBC quota in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, proper implementation of agreements made during previous agitations, and extension of 5% reservation benefits in government jobs. They also sought effective execution of the Devnarayan Scheme, withdrawal of police cases filed against agitators, compassionate appointments for the families of those killed in earlier protests, and the filling of 372 posts reserved for MBC candidates under the REET recruitment process. Due to the mahapanchayat, traffic from Bayana (Bharatpur) to Hindaun City (Karauli) was diverted away from Peelupura on the Bayana-Hindaun state highway and re-routed via Kalsada towards Karauli and Mahwa (Dausa). Similarly, traffic from Karauli to Bharatpur was diverted via Hindaun-Kalsada-Bhusawar, instead of using the Bayana-Hindaun state highway....