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	== Death ==		== Death ==
	~~[[File:Col bainsla funeral procession.webm\|thumb\|Drone footage of Col Bainsla's funeral procession]]~~
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	Col Bainsla passed away on 31 March 2022 due to a prolonged illness. He was 82 years old. He was taken to a private hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, family sources said.<ref>[https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2022/03/31/kirori-singh-bainsla-gujjar-stir-leader-dies-at-85.amp.html Kirori Singh Bainsla, Gujjar stir leader, dies]</ref> He was cremated with military honors at his home village Mundia on 1 April 2022, with large numbers in attendance.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Understanding the Charismatic Personality of Gurjar Leader Kirori Singh Bainsla \|url=https://thewire.in/politics/gurjar-leader-kirori-singh-bainsla-charisma-personality \|access-date=2022-07-16 \|website=The Wire}}</ref>		Col Bainsla passed away on 31 March 2022 due to a prolonged illness. He was 82 years old. He was taken to a private hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, family sources said.<ref>[https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2022/03/31/kirori-singh-bainsla-gujjar-stir-leader-dies-at-85.amp.html Kirori Singh Bainsla, Gujjar stir leader, dies]</ref> He was cremated with military honors at his home village Mundia on 1 April 2022, with large numbers in attendance.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Understanding the Charismatic Personality of Gurjar Leader Kirori Singh Bainsla \|url=https://thewire.in/politics/gurjar-leader-kirori-singh-bainsla-charisma-personality \|access-date=2022-07-16 \|website=The Wire}}</ref>

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	'''Kirori Singh Bainsla''' (12 September 1939 – 31 March 2022) was a [[Lieutenant colonel\|Lieutenant Colonel]] of the [[Indian Army]] and in 2007 led a [[2008 caste violence in Rajasthan\|caste protest movement in the state of Rajasthan]],<ref name="SUBALTERN GENERAL">{{cite web \|date=16 June 2007 \|title=SUBALTERN GENERAL \|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main31.asp?filename=Ne160607Subaltern_general_CS.asp \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928040117/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main31.asp?filename=Ne160607Subaltern_general_CS.asp \|archive-date=28 September 2011 \|publisher=www.tehelka.com \|accessdate=9 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> demanding reservation as [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes\|Scheduled Tribe]] for the [[Gurjar]] community in [[Rajasthan]]. He headed the Rajasthan Gurjar Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti which led the wave of protests across the state.<ref name="Kurmi Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti,">{{cite news \|date=8 June 2008 \|title=Raje govt, Gujjar leaders agree to hold talks \|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Raje_govt_gujjar_leaders_agree_to_hold_talks/rssarticleshow/3111534.cms \|accessdate=9 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> Col Bainsla is known for his trademark red [[pagri (turban)]] and white [[dhoti]] and [[kurta]].<ref name="Won't budge an inch: Bainsla">{{cite news \|last1=Joychen \|first1=PJ \|date=25 May 2008 \|title=Won't budge an inch: Bainsla \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-25/jaipur/27750955_1_karwadi-gujjar-leader-col-kirori-singh-bainsla \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021013633/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-25/jaipur/27750955_1_karwadi-gujjar-leader-col-kirori-singh-bainsla \|archive-date=21 October 2012 \|accessdate=9 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> He is popularly known as पटरीवाले बाबा (Patriwale Baba).		'''Kirori Singh Bainsla''' (12 September 1939 – 31 March 2022) was a [[Lieutenant colonel\|Lieutenant Colonel]] of the [[Indian Army]] and in 2007 led a [[2008 caste violence in Rajasthan\|caste protest movement in the state of Rajasthan]],<ref name="SUBALTERN GENERAL">{{cite web \|date=16 June 2007 \|title=SUBALTERN GENERAL \|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main31.asp?filename=Ne160607Subaltern_general_CS.asp \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928040117/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main31.asp?filename=Ne160607Subaltern_general_CS.asp \|archive-date=28 September 2011 \|publisher=www.tehelka.com \|accessdate=9 June 2008}}</ref> demanding reservation as [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes\|Scheduled Tribe]] for the [[Gurjar]] community in [[Rajasthan]]. He headed the Rajasthan Gurjar Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti which led the wave of protests across the state.<ref name="Kurmi Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti,">{{cite news \|date=8 June 2008 \|title=Raje govt, Gujjar leaders agree to hold talks \|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Raje_govt_gujjar_leaders_agree_to_hold_talks/rssarticleshow/3111534.cms \|accessdate=9 June 2008}}</ref> Col Bainsla is known for his trademark red [[pagri (turban)]] and white [[dhoti]] and [[kurta]].<ref name="Won't budge an inch: Bainsla">{{cite news \|last1=Joychen \|first1=PJ \|date=25 May 2008 \|title=Won't budge an inch: Bainsla \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-25/jaipur/27750955_1_karwadi-gujjar-leader-col-kirori-singh-bainsla \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021013633/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-25/jaipur/27750955_1_karwadi-gujjar-leader-col-kirori-singh-bainsla \|archive-date=21 October 2012 \|accessdate=9 June 2008}}</ref> He is popularly known as पटरीवाले बाबा (Patriwale Baba).

	Protest marches organised by the movement have at times led to violent clashes with civil authorities and have been accompanied by extensive property damage. In 2007, Bainsla led a protest in which 27 people were killed in clashes with police,<ref name="The making of Col. (Retd) Kirori Singh Bainsla">{{cite news\|url=http://www.aol.in/news/story/2008060403339012000009/index.html\|title=The making of Col. (Retd) Kirori Singh Bainsla\|date=4 June 2008\|work=Indo Asian News Service\|publisher=www.aol.in\|accessdate=13 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> and as of May 2008, a total of 43 people had died in such clashes, most of them protesters.<ref name="washingtonpost.">{{cite news\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/31/AR2008053101997.html\|title=Indian Protesters Let Dead Decay\|last=Lakhmi\|first=Rama\|date=31 May 2008\|work=www.washingtonpost.com\|accessdate=9 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> Bainsla blamed police for the violence.<ref name="Won't budge an inch: Bainsla"/> In May 2015, a similar protest was organised by thousands of gurjars under the leadership of Bainsla.<ref>{{cite news \|date=22 May 2015 \|title=Led by Col. Kirori Singh Bainsla, Gurjars block Rail Route in Rajasthan for Quota in Govt Jobs \|publisher=news.biharprabha.com \|agency=ANI \|url=https://news.biharprabha.com/2015/05/gujjars-revive-agitation-for-quota-in-rajasthan-govt-institutions-hit-rail-services/ \|accessdate=22 May ~~2022~~}}</ref> 73 people from the community have been killed in the agitation for reservation.{{Citation needed\|date=July 2022}}		Protest marches organised by the movement have at times led to violent clashes with civil authorities and have been accompanied by extensive property damage. In 2007, Bainsla led a protest in which 27 people were killed in clashes with police,<ref name="The making of Col. (Retd) Kirori Singh Bainsla">{{cite news\|url=http://www.aol.in/news/story/2008060403339012000009/index.html\|title=The making of Col. (Retd) Kirori Singh Bainsla\|date=4 June 2008\|work=Indo Asian News Service\|publisher=www.aol.in\|accessdate=13 June 2008}}</ref> and as of May 2008, a total of 43 people had died in such clashes, most of them protesters.<ref name="washingtonpost.">{{cite news\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/31/AR2008053101997.html\|title=Indian Protesters Let Dead Decay\|last=Lakhmi\|first=Rama\|date=31 May 2008\|work=www.washingtonpost.com\|accessdate=9 June 2008}}</ref> Bainsla blamed police for the violence.<ref name="Won't budge an inch: Bainsla"/> In May 2015, a similar protest was organised by thousands of gurjars under the leadership of Bainsla.<ref>{{cite news \|date=22 May 2015 \|title=Led by Col. Kirori Singh Bainsla, Gurjars block Rail Route in Rajasthan for Quota in Govt Jobs \|publisher=news.biharprabha.com \|agency=ANI \|url=https://news.biharprabha.com/2015/05/gujjars-revive-agitation-for-quota-in-rajasthan-govt-institutions-hit-rail-services/ \|accessdate=22 May 2015}}</ref> 73 people from the community have been killed in the agitation for reservation.{{Citation needed\|date=July 2022}}

	Bainsla was charged for his involvement in the protests. Following one major protest, [[Rajasthan High Court]] issued a notice of contempt against him for allegedly violating a previous order to keep the protests within lawful bounds.<ref name="contempt notice">{{cite web \|date=27 May 2008 \|title=Raj HC issues contempt notice to Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla \|url=https://www.theindiapost.com/nation/rajasthan/jaipur/raj-hc-issues-contempt-notice-to-gujjar-leader-kirori-singh-bainsla/ \|publisher=www.theindiapost.com \|accessdate=9 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> After 25 days of protest and five days of negotiations, Bainsla's meetings with representatives of the [[List of Chief Ministers of Rajasthan\|Chief Minister of Rajasthan]], [[Vasundhara Raje]], resulted in the [[Gurjar]], [[Gadia Lohar]], [[Banjara]], and [[Rebari]], and [[Gadaria]] communities being awarded the status of [https://sje.rajasthan.gov.in/ListofCastes/SBC.pdf Special Backward Class].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2009-08-25 \|title=List of Special Backward Classes, Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Government of Rajasthan \|url=https://sje.rajasthan.gov.in/Default.aspx?DocURL=ListofCastes/SBC.pdf&PageTitle=%27List%20of%20Special%20Backward%20Classes%27 \|access-date=2022-07-02 \|website=sje.rajasthan.gov.in \|pages=1 \|language=English}}</ref> The legislation was challenged in the Rajasthan High Court, and benefits under the legislation were restricted. Under Bainsla's leadership, Rajasthani gurjars continued to campaign for special reservation (5%), which finally was provided in February 2019 with the passing of The Rajasthan Backward Classes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutes in the State and of Appointments and Posts in Services under the State) Amendment Bill 2019.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-02-13 \|title=Bill for 5% reservation to Gujjars cleared by Rajasthan govt after protests \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rajasthan-govt-introduces-5-quota-bill-for-protesting-gujjars-4-other-castes/story-U7yFClDUMLSLIwNbzD9fLK.html \|access-date=2022-07-02 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref>		Bainsla was charged for his involvement in the protests. Following one major protest, [[Rajasthan High Court]] issued a notice of contempt against him for allegedly violating a previous order to keep the protests within lawful bounds.<ref name="contempt notice">{{cite web \|date=27 May 2008 \|title=Raj HC issues contempt notice to Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla \|url=https://www.theindiapost.com/nation/rajasthan/jaipur/raj-hc-issues-contempt-notice-to-gujjar-leader-kirori-singh-bainsla/ \|publisher=www.theindiapost.com \|accessdate=9 June 2008}}</ref> After 25 days of protest and five days of negotiations, Bainsla's meetings with representatives of the [[List of Chief Ministers of Rajasthan\|Chief Minister of Rajasthan]], [[Vasundhara Raje]], resulted in the [[Gurjar]], [[Gadia Lohar]], [[Banjara]], and [[Rebari]], and [[Gadaria]] communities being awarded the status of [https://sje.rajasthan.gov.in/ListofCastes/SBC.pdf Special Backward Class].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2009-08-25 \|title=List of Special Backward Classes, Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Government of Rajasthan \|url=https://sje.rajasthan.gov.in/Default.aspx?DocURL=ListofCastes/SBC.pdf&PageTitle=%27List%20of%20Special%20Backward%20Classes%27 \|access-date=2022-07-02 \|website=sje.rajasthan.gov.in \|pages=1 \|language=English}}</ref> The legislation was challenged in the Rajasthan High Court, and benefits under the legislation were restricted. Under Bainsla's leadership, Rajasthani gurjars continued to campaign for special reservation (5%), which finally was provided in February 2019 with the passing of The Rajasthan Backward Classes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutes in the State and of Appointments and Posts in Services under the State) Amendment Bill 2019.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-02-13 \|title=Bill for 5% reservation to Gujjars cleared by Rajasthan govt after protests \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rajasthan-govt-introduces-5-quota-bill-for-protesting-gujjars-4-other-castes/story-U7yFClDUMLSLIwNbzD9fLK.html \|access-date=2022-07-02 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
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	In Rajasthan, Gurjars are officially part of communities that fall under the [[Other Backward Class\|Other backward caste]]s (OBC) category. However, benefits are mostly availed by other well educated communities in the OBC category. Bainsla believed that Gurjars were eligible to be recognized as a Scheduled Tribe as per the prevalent criteria and that inclusion in the Scheduled Tribe category would provide educational and employment benefits to the Gurjar community. During the initial days he was marked as "mad man" by his own community for raising such a demand.{{Citation needed\|date=July 2022}}		In Rajasthan, Gurjars are officially part of communities that fall under the [[Other Backward Class\|Other backward caste]]s (OBC) category. However, benefits are mostly availed by other well educated communities in the OBC category. Bainsla believed that Gurjars were eligible to be recognized as a Scheduled Tribe as per the prevalent criteria and that inclusion in the Scheduled Tribe category would provide educational and employment benefits to the Gurjar community. During the initial days he was marked as "mad man" by his own community for raising such a demand.{{Citation needed\|date=July 2022}}

	In 2007, he withdrew the demand for ST status for Gurjars after talks with the Rajasthan Government. However, some sections of the community felt betrayed and accused him of being an agent of the government. In 2008, he renewed the call for ST status, and a new wave of Gurjar protests have since captured the attention of the whole country and put Rajasthan on standstill.<ref name="A politically wiser Bainsala">{{cite news \|date=30 May 2008 \|title=A politically wiser Bainsala \|publisher=in.news.yahoo.com \|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/hindustantimes/20080530/r_t_ht_nl_features/tnl-a-politically-wiser-bainsala-6b6720b.html \|accessdate=13 June ~~2022~~}} {{Dead link\|date=October 2010\|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Some media outlets have accused other Gurjar leaders of hypocrisy for their alleged lavish lifestyles, but Bainsla largely avoided these accusations.<ref name="Lavish in protest">{{cite news \|date=13 June 2008 \|title=Lavish in protest \|work=The Indian Express \|publisher= \|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/lavish-in-protest/322017/ \|accessdate=13 June ~~2022~~}}</ref>		In 2007, he withdrew the demand for ST status for Gurjars after talks with the Rajasthan Government. However, some sections of the community felt betrayed and accused him of being an agent of the government. In 2008, he renewed the call for ST status, and a new wave of Gurjar protests have since captured the attention of the whole country and put Rajasthan on standstill.<ref name="A politically wiser Bainsala">{{cite news \|date=30 May 2008 \|title=A politically wiser Bainsala \|publisher=in.news.yahoo.com \|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/hindustantimes/20080530/r_t_ht_nl_features/tnl-a-politically-wiser-bainsala-6b6720b.html \|accessdate=13 June 2008}} {{Dead link\|date=October 2010\|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Some media outlets have accused other Gurjar leaders of hypocrisy for their alleged lavish lifestyles, but Bainsla largely avoided these accusations.<ref name="Lavish in protest">{{cite news \|date=13 June 2008 \|title=Lavish in protest \|work=The Indian Express \|publisher= \|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/lavish-in-protest/322017/ \|accessdate=13 June 2008}}</ref>

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	== Politics ==		== Politics ==
	Kirori Singh Bainsla contested the [[2009 Lok Sabha elections]] from the [[Tonk–Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency]] on the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] ticket, securing a total of 375,255 votes, losing by 317 votes to [[Namo Narain Meena]]. Bainsla and his son Vijay Bainsla joined [[BJP]] in the presence of Party President [[Amit Shah]] on 10 April 2019,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kirori Singh Bainsla, Face Of Gujjar Agitation, Joins BJP \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gujjar-agitation-leader-kirori-singh-bainsla-joins-the-bjp-says-he-is-inspired-by-prime-minister-mod-2020868 \|access-date=16 August 2020 \|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> accompanied by [[BJP]] Rajasthan-in-charge [[Prakash Javadekar]].<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Kirori Singh Bainsla: Gurjar quota agitation leader Kirori Singh Bainsla joins BJP \|work=The Economic Times \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/gurjar-quota-agitation-leader-kirori-singh-bainsla-joins-bjp/articleshow/68808987.cms \|access-date=16 August ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Kirori Singh Bainsla contested the [[2009 Lok Sabha elections]] from the [[Tonk–Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency]] on the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] ticket, securing a total of 375,255 votes, losing by 317 votes to [[Namo Narain Meena]]. Bainsla and his son Vijay Bainsla joined [[BJP]] in the presence of Party President [[Amit Shah]] on 10 April 2019,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kirori Singh Bainsla, Face Of Gujjar Agitation, Joins BJP \|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gujjar-agitation-leader-kirori-singh-bainsla-joins-the-bjp-says-he-is-inspired-by-prime-minister-mod-2020868 \|access-date=16 August 2020 \|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> accompanied by [[BJP]] Rajasthan-in-charge [[Prakash Javadekar]].<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Kirori Singh Bainsla: Gurjar quota agitation leader Kirori Singh Bainsla joins BJP \|work=The Economic Times \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/gurjar-quota-agitation-leader-kirori-singh-bainsla-joins-bjp/articleshow/68808987.cms \|access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref>

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	'''Kirori Singh Bainsla''' is a retired ~~Lieutenant~~ Colonel of the [[Indian Army]] and in 2007 led a [[2008 caste violence in Rajasthan\|caste protest movement in the state of Rajasthan]].<ref name="SUBALTERN GENERAL" /> This demanded [[reservation in India\|reservation]] in government jobs for the [[Gurjar]] community in [[Rajasthan]]. He leads the Gurjar Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti which has led the wave of protests across the state.<ref name="Gujjar Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti,">{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Raje_govt_Gujjar_leaders_agree_to_hold_talks/rssarticleshow/3111534.cms\|title=Raje govt, Gujjar leaders agree to hold talks\|date=8 June 2008\|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com\|accessdate=2008-06-09}}</ref>		'''Kirori Singh Bainsla''' is a retired Colonel of the [[Indian Army]] and in 2007 led a [[2008 caste violence in Rajasthan\|caste protest movement in the state of Rajasthan]].<ref name="SUBALTERN GENERAL" /> This demanded [[reservation in India\|reservation]] in government jobs for the [[Gurjar]] community in [[Rajasthan]]. He leads the Gurjar Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti which has led the wave of protests across the state.<ref name="Gujjar Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti,">{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Raje_govt_Gujjar_leaders_agree_to_hold_talks/rssarticleshow/3111534.cms\|title=Raje govt, Gujjar leaders agree to hold talks\|date=8 June 2008\|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com\|accessdate=2008-06-09}}</ref>

	Protest marches organised by the movement have at times led to violent clashes with civil authorities and have been accompanied by extensive property damage. In 2007, Bainsla led a protest in which 27 people were killed in clashes with police,<ref name="The making of Col. (Retd) Kirori Singh Bainsla">{{cite news\|url=http://www.aol.in/news/story/2008060403339012000009/index.html\|title=The making of Col. (Retd) Kirori Singh Bainsla\|date=4 June 2008\|work=Indo Asian News Service\|publisher=www.aol.in\|accessdate=2008-06-13}}</ref> and as of May 2008, a total of 43 people had died in such clashes, most of them protesters.<ref name="washingtonpost.">{{cite news\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/31/AR2008053101997.html\|title=Indian Protesters Let Dead Decay\|last=Lakhmi\|first=Rama\|date=2008-05-31\|work=www.washingtonpost.com\|accessdate=2008-06-09}}</ref> Bainsla has blamed police for the violence.<ref name="Won't budge an inch: Bainsla"/> In May 2015, a similar protest was organised by thousands of Gurjars under the leadership of Bainsla.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Led by Col. Kirori Singh Bainsla, Gujjars block Rail Route in Rajasthan for Quota in Govt Jobs\|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/05/gujjars-revive-agitation-for-quota-in-rajasthan-govt-institutions-hit-rail-services/\|accessdate=22 May 2015\|agency=ANI\|publisher=news.biharprabha.com\|date=22 May 2015}}</ref> Till now 73 people from the community have been killed in the agitation for reservation.		Protest marches organised by the movement have at times led to violent clashes with civil authorities and have been accompanied by extensive property damage. In 2007, Bainsla led a protest in which 27 people were killed in clashes with police,<ref name="The making of Col. (Retd) Kirori Singh Bainsla">{{cite news\|url=http://www.aol.in/news/story/2008060403339012000009/index.html\|title=The making of Col. (Retd) Kirori Singh Bainsla\|date=4 June 2008\|work=Indo Asian News Service\|publisher=www.aol.in\|accessdate=2008-06-13}}</ref> and as of May 2008, a total of 43 people had died in such clashes, most of them protesters.<ref name="washingtonpost.">{{cite news\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/31/AR2008053101997.html\|title=Indian Protesters Let Dead Decay\|last=Lakhmi\|first=Rama\|date=2008-05-31\|work=www.washingtonpost.com\|accessdate=2008-06-09}}</ref> Bainsla has blamed police for the violence.<ref name="Won't budge an inch: Bainsla"/> In May 2015, a similar protest was organised by thousands of Gurjars under the leadership of Bainsla.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Led by Col. Kirori Singh Bainsla, Gujjars block Rail Route in Rajasthan for Quota in Govt Jobs\|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/05/gujjars-revive-agitation-for-quota-in-rajasthan-govt-institutions-hit-rail-services/\|accessdate=22 May 2015\|agency=ANI\|publisher=news.biharprabha.com\|date=22 May 2015}}</ref> Till now 73 people from the community have been killed in the agitation for reservation.
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	In the February of 2019 the MBC community again went on the warpath with the government blocking the Delhi Mumbai Rail route at Malarna Dungar, Sawai Madhopur; demanding that after Congress came to power in Rajasthan. During the election campaign of Congress the PCC Chief and Deputy CM Sachin Pilot who is also a Gurjar from Uttar Pradesh made a commitment in the election manifesto to give 5% reservation to MBC along with all Backlog jobs for the MBC community. The people held the congress to its manifesto, interestingly Col Bainsla's son Vijay Bainsla, who had been ~~woking~~ with the people entered the socio-political arena from here. It was during this agitation that the Govt of Rajasthan passed the bill in the Rajasthan Vidhansabha giving 5% reservation exclusively to Banjara/Baldia/Labana, Gadia-Lohar/Gadalia, Gujjar/Gurjar, Raika/Rebari and Gadaria (Gaadri) communities in the state. This 5% reservation is applicable on the education and appointments of the state - RPSC, Sate Appointments, RJS and educational institutions.		In the February of 2019 the MBC community again went on the warpath with the government blocking the Delhi Mumbai Rail route at Malarna Dungar, Sawai Madhopur; demanding that after Congress came to power in Rajasthan. During the election campaign of Congress the PCC Chief and Deputy CM Sachin Pilot who is also a Gurjar from Uttar Pradesh made a commitment in the election manifesto to give 5% reservation to MBC along with all Backlog jobs for the MBC community. The people held the congress to its manifesto, interestingly Col Bainsla's son Vijay Bainsla, who had been working with the people entered the socio-political arena from here. It was during this agitation that the Govt of Rajasthan passed the bill in the Rajasthan Vidhansabha giving 5% reservation exclusively to Banjara/Baldia/Labana, Gadia-Lohar/Gadalia, Gujjar/Gurjar, Raika/Rebari and Gadaria (Gaadri) communities in the state. This 5% reservation is applicable on the education and appointments of the state - RPSC, Sate Appointments, RJS and educational institutions.

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{{Infobox person
| name = Col. Kirori Singh Bainsla
| image = COL BAINSLA.jpg
| caption = Bainsla in his Army Uniform.
| native_name = कर्नल किरोड़ी सिंह बैंसला
| native_name_lang = Rajasthani
| other_names = Col. Kirori Bainsla
| birth_name = Kirori Singh Bainsla
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|09|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Karauli district]], [[Rajputana Agency]], [[British India]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| citizenship = [[India]]n
| occupation = [[Indian Army|Defence Personnal]]
[[Social worker]]
[[Politician]]
| years_active = 1960-2000 (Army)
2006-2019 (Social movement)
2019-Present (Politics)
| organization = Colonel Bainsla Foundation
| known_for = Social Activism
| notable_works = Caste reservation for people of [[Gurjar]] community of [[Rajasthan]].
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| movement = Gurjar Reservation Movement
| criminal_charges = Violent Protest in [[Rajasthan]]
| spouse = Lt. Resham Bainsla (1954-1996)
| children = 4
| website = {{url|https://bainslafoundation.org/ |Official Website}}
}}
'''Kirori Singh Bainsla''' is a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the [[Indian Army]] and in 2007 led a [[2008 caste violence in Rajasthan|caste protest movement in the state of Rajasthan]].<ref name="SUBALTERN GENERAL" /> This demanded [[reservation in India|reservation]] in government jobs for the [[Gurjar]] community in [[Rajasthan]]. He leads the Gurjar Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti which has led the wave of protests across the state.<ref name="Gujjar Arakshan Sangharsh Samiti,">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Raje_govt_Gujjar_leaders_agree_to_hold_talks/rssarticleshow/3111534.cms|title=Raje govt, Gujjar leaders agree to hold talks|date=8 June 2008|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|accessdate=2008-06-09}}</ref>

Protest marches organised by the movement have at times led to violent clashes with civil authorities and have been accompanied by extensive property damage. In 2007, Bainsla led a protest in which 27 people were killed in clashes with police,<ref name="The making of Col. (Retd) Kirori Singh Bainsla">{{cite news|url=http://www.aol.in/news/story/2008060403339012000009/index.html|title=The making of Col. (Retd) Kirori Singh Bainsla|date=4 June 2008|work=Indo Asian News Service|publisher=www.aol.in|accessdate=2008-06-13}}</ref> and as of May 2008, a total of 43 people had died in such clashes, most of them protesters.<ref name="washingtonpost.">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/31/AR2008053101997.html|title=Indian Protesters Let Dead Decay|last=Lakhmi|first=Rama|date=2008-05-31|work=www.washingtonpost.com|accessdate=2008-06-09}}</ref> Bainsla has blamed police for the violence.<ref name="Won't budge an inch: Bainsla"/> In May 2015, a similar protest was organised by thousands of Gurjars under the leadership of Bainsla.<ref>{{cite news|title=Led by Col. Kirori Singh Bainsla, Gujjars block Rail Route in Rajasthan for Quota in Govt Jobs|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/05/gujjars-revive-agitation-for-quota-in-rajasthan-govt-institutions-hit-rail-services/|accessdate=22 May 2015|agency=ANI|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|date=22 May 2015}}</ref> Till now 73 people from the community have been killed in the agitation for reservation.

Bainsla has been prosecuted for his involvement in the protests. Following one major protest that blockaded [[Delhi]] for a day,<ref name="Gujjar protesters blockade Delhi">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/May292008/national2008052970594.asp?section=updatenews|title=Gujjar protesters blockade Delhi|date=2008-05-29|publisher=www.deccanherald.com|accessdate=2008-06-09}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> the [[Rajasthan High Court]] issued a notice of contempt against him for allegedly violating a previous order to keep the protests within lawful bounds.<ref name="contempt notice">{{cite web|url=http://www.theindiapost.com/?p=2021|title= Raj HC issues contempt notice to Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla|date=27 May 2008 |publisher=www.theindiapost.com|accessdate=2008-06-09}}</ref> After 25 days of protest and five days of negotiations, Bainsla's meetings with representatives of the [[List of Chief Ministers of Rajasthan|Chief Minister of Rajasthan]], [[Vasundhara Raje]], resulted in the [[Gurjar]] community being awarded the status of ''special reserved category''.<ref name="Final round: Gurjar leader Bainsla to meet Raje today">{{cite news|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/final-round-gurjar-leader-bainsla-to-meet-raje-today/67275-3.html?xml|title=Final round: Gurjar leader Bainsla to meet Raje today|date=17 June 2008 |work=www.ibnlive.com|publisher=www.ibnlive.com|accessdate=2008-06-17}}</ref> The Gurjars continued to campaign for the special reservation (5%) which finally was granted in February 2019.

==Personal life==
After beginning work as a teacher, Kirori Singh Bainsla enlisted in the army as a [[sepoy]], following in the footsteps of his father who served in the [[British Indian Army]]. His birthday falls on 12 of September, he was married at the age of 14. His wife died in 1996.<ref name="The making of Col. (Retd) Kirori Singh Bainsla" /> He fought in the [[Sino-Indian War|Sino-Indian war]] of 1962 and [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] and was taken a prisoner of war in the latter. His seniors in the army named him the Rock of Gibraltar. He was later elevated to [[Officer (armed forces)|officer]] rank and commissioned into the [[Brigade of the Guards|Guards]] regiment. He rose to be a lieutenant colonel. It has been speculated that his military background might have enabled him to organise the Gurjar protest with such precision and on the large scale which characterised it.<ref name="SUBALTERN GENERAL" />

Bainsla has a daughter and three sons. He lives in [[Hindaun]], a tehsil in [[Karauli district]] of Rajasthan.<ref name="SUBALTERN GENERAL">{{cite web|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main31.asp?filename=Ne160607Subaltern_general_CS.asp|title=SUBALTERN GENERAL|date=16 June 2007|publisher=www.tehelka.com|accessdate=2008-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928040117/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main31.asp?filename=Ne160607Subaltern_general_CS.asp|archive-date=28 September 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He belongs to village Mundia मुंडिया Rajasthan Pin : 304502 ( lat / long 26.824077, 76.912098 ) around 30 km from Hindaun city. His wife Mrs Resham Bainsla belonged to village Deolen, around 12 km from Mundia. He wears the traditional dress of a red turban and white clothing.<ref name="Won't budge an inch: Bainsla">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-25/jaipur/27750955_1_karwadi-gujjar-leader-col-kirori-singh-bainsla|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021013633/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-25/jaipur/27750955_1_karwadi-gujjar-leader-col-kirori-singh-bainsla|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 October 2012|title=Won't budge an inch: Bainsla|date=25 May 2008|accessdate=2008-06-09|first1=PJ|work=[[The Times of India]]|last1=Joychen}}</ref>

He once said that "Only a bullet or a letter (granting the demands) can remove me from here."<ref name="SUBALTERN GENERAL" /> He says that one of the reasons he is engaged in this cause is because his children are settled and so now he can think of his "greater family".<ref name="The making of Col. (Retd) Kirori Singh Bainsla" />

He has mooted the concept of "Social Emergency" for a period of 15 years - wherein the society should focus on two things - Good Health & Good Education, reduce all wasteful and extravagant expenditures on marriages / katha bhagwats, etc. and reinvest the monies saved for education and health. In all his social gatherings in the rural areas of Rajasthan he asks one question primarily - "how many people take a book / magazine / newspaper back home in the evening for their families to read". Over the years his focus on education has had massive results.

==Demand for scheduled tribe status==
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| quote =Most of our people are illiterate and living in abject poverty. We want better opportunities. For 12 years, I moved from pillar to post crying hoarse with the demands, but the government never listened. So we had to resort to direct action. As a backward class, we have to compete with 123 caste groups for 27 percent of government jobs. Our turn never comes. But as a tribe, we would fight only 15 other groups for about 7 percent of jobs. So it is more beneficial to be called a tribe,| source =Kirori Singh in an interview with the ''[[The Washington Post|Washington Post]]'' explained why he demanded scheduled tribe status.<ref name="washingtonpost."/>
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In Rajasthan, Gurjar are officially part of obc communities that come under [[Other Backward Class|Other backward caste]]s(OBC) category. However, Gurjars have success to make much progress as they compete with many other well educated communities in the OBC category. Bainsla wants to rectify this apparent disadvantage by registering Gurjars (middle cast ) to make a ST (Scheduled Tribe) - a technically lower status, but one that entitles a community to more government assistance. During the initial days he was marked as "mad man" by his own community for raising such a demand.

In 2007, he withdrew the demand for ST status for Gurjars after talks with the Rajasthan Government. However, some sections of the community felt betrayed and accused him of being an agent of the government. In 2008, he renewed the call for ST status, and a new wave of Gurjar protests have since captured the attention of the whole country and put Rajasthan on standstill.<ref name="A politically wiser Bainsala">{{cite news|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/hindustantimes/20080530/r_t_ht_nl_features/tnl-a-politically-wiser-bainsala-6b6720b.html|title=A politically wiser Bainsala|date=2008-05-30|publisher=in.news.yahoo.com|accessdate=2008-06-13}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Some media outlets have accused other Gurjar leaders of hypocrisy for their alleged lavish lifestyles, but Bainsla has largely avoided these accusations.<ref name="Lavish in protest">{{cite news|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/indianexpress/20080613/r_t_ie_nl_politics/tnl-lavish-in-protest-0058794.html|title=Lavish in protest|date=2008-06-13|work=indianexpress|publisher=in.news.yahoo.com|accessdate=2008-06-13}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

==DevNarayan Yojana==

Bainsla has been the man & thought behind "DevNarayan Yojana" - a government fund / program for the upliftment of Banjara/Baldia/Labana, Gadia-Lohar/Gadalia, Gujjar/Gurjar, Raika/Rebari and Gadaria (Gaadri). The Devnarayan Yojana focusses on imparting education, builds and operates residential schools and colleges, imparts felicitation to meritorious girl students , gives fully funded education to girl students from the classes of 6th onwards- all expenses of education / lodging and boarding are taken up by the Devnarayan Board for these students. He has been instrumental in ensuring opening of Primary Health Centres across the state to ensure medical facilities to the economically backward people in the rural hinterlands of Rajasthan.

The DevNarayan Yojana has an approved financial budget outlay of Rs 1000 Crores by the government, which is now being extended to Rs 1500 Crores to take into account additional Education & Health facilities for the MBC in Rajasthan.

Some achievements of Bainsla's Devnarayan Initiative that are directly impacting the people of the community & region are:

#Pre Metric Scholarships: Till date 7,87,194 students have availed the benefits of Pre metric scholarships
#Post Metric Scholarships: Till date 3,56,305 students have availed the benefits of Post metric scholarships
#Gurukul Yojana: 14,359 students are studying in the gurukul yojana completely free where the education, lodging and boarding is provided free to needy children.
#Scooty Yojana: Aimed at increasing the education in the girl child segment, Bainsla started the Scooty Yojana in which Girls from the community who topped the merit in the 12th exams would get a Scooty (mechanised two wheeler) as an incentive to perform well in the exams. During the first year of the Scooty initiative (2011) only 280 scooties were given out against an allocation of 500 and the cut off merit percentage was 53% due to lack of girls being educated from the community. In the year 2017-18, 1000 scooties were given against 11,000 applications and the merit cut off was at 80% plus. An additional 7589 girl students were given consolation financial awards who missed the scooties by a small percentage but who had put in great efforts.
#47 Student hostels given in rural and semi urban locations to aid the needy children to get quality education.
#2 Colleges have been built and are operational (1) Girls College at Bayana (2) Boys College at Nandauti.
# 26 + 10 , 36 residential schools approved and under different stages of construction . These schools are operational under the RICE pattern where the students are admitted in class 6th and full education is provided till class 12th. Some operational schools are:
## Devnarayan Girls Residential School, Suvana ( bhilwara )
## Devnarayan Boys Residential School, Baleta ( alwar )
## Devnarayan Boys Residential School, Chandapura ( jalore )
## Devnarayan Girls Residential School, Hindoli ( bundi )
## Devnarayan Girls Residential School, Devlen ( karauli )
## Devnarayan Girls Residential School, Yusufpura ( tonk )
## Devnarayan Girls Residential School, Macchipura ( sawai madhopur )
## Devnarayan Girls Residential School, Amarpur ( dausa )
#Dairy Plant at Khetri under construction , that will give additional means of livelihood to the community that is predominantly dependent on cattle and milk production.
# Health: 192 Sub-Primary health centres made operational in these backward rural areas. 6 Mobile hospital units operational to bridge the gap between the sub primary and primary health centre . 7 Primary health centres operational.

==OBC Reservation issue in Rajasthan==

The Current OBC Reservation follows the [[Creamy layer|creamy layer process]] wherein the OBC certificate is prerequisite for availing reservation benefits. Only the incumbents who do not fall into the [http://www.ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/Supplementary%20Creamy%20Layer%20Report%20241115%20final%20at%20430PM%20Corrected%20by%2005052016%20page%20no15635980433155122719.pdf Creamy Layer] ( annual income / assets / value above Rs 6 Lacs per annum ) will be issued the [http://www.iitbbs.ac.in/documents/Prescribed-Format-for-OBC-Certificate.pdf OBC certificate] basis which they can apply for the benefits of OBC reservation.

The "creamy layer" categorization is currently meant only for the OBCs and are not applied to the [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]]. The reasons cited for this parity is that the provisions for reservations for SC/ST are not for their economical benefits but for their social upliftment. Thus, SC/ST reservations are applicable irrespective of the financial status of the beneficiaries, which in other words means that even if the SC/ST is financially sound he /she would still get the benefits of reservation.

In Rajasthan 91 entries (by way of castes, their synonyms, sub-castes etc.) have been notified by the State Government in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20180602085951/http://sje.rajasthan.gov.in/oldpms/List%20of%20Castes/obc.htm State list of Other Backward Classes] (OBCs) in Rajasthan. In Rajasthan, the total reservation of 49% included 21% for OBC, 16% for SC (Scheduled Castes) and 12% for ST (Scheduled Tribes). The Demand is for logical bifurcation of the 21% based on population percentage for each OBC caste as the majority of the existing 21% is being availed by the few strong and robust castes in Rajasthan , and the economically backward castes do not get the relevant benefits of OBC reservation. [http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=171331 Justice Rohini Commission] has been empowered to look into the bifurcation of the OBC by the centre under article 340 of the constitution.

==5 % Reservation : February 2019==
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In the February of 2019 the MBC community again went on the warpath with the government blocking the Delhi Mumbai Rail route at Malarna Dungar, Sawai Madhopur; demanding that after Congress came to power in Rajasthan. During the election campaign of Congress the PCC Chief and Deputy CM Sachin Pilot who is also a Gurjar from Uttar Pradesh made a commitment in the election manifesto to give 5% reservation to MBC along with all Backlog jobs for the MBC community. The people held the congress to its manifesto, interestingly Col Bainsla's son Vijay Bainsla, who had been woking with the people entered the socio-political arena from here. It was during this agitation that the Govt of Rajasthan passed the bill in the Rajasthan Vidhansabha giving 5% reservation exclusively to Banjara/Baldia/Labana, Gadia-Lohar/Gadalia, Gujjar/Gurjar, Raika/Rebari and Gadaria (Gaadri) communities in the state. This 5% reservation is applicable on the education and appointments of the state - RPSC, Sate Appointments, RJS and educational institutions.

== Joining BJP ==
He and his son joined [[BJP]] in the presence of Party President [[Amit Shah]] on April 10, 2019<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kirori Singh Bainsla, Face Of Gujjar Agitation, Joins BJP|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gujjar-agitation-leader-kirori-singh-bainsla-joins-the-bjp-says-he-is-inspired-by-prime-minister-mod-2020868|access-date=2020-08-16|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> and his son Vijay Bainsla was accompanied by [[BJP]] Rajasthan-in-charge [[Prakash Javadekar]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kirori Singh Bainsla: Gurjar quota agitation leader Kirori Singh Bainsla joins BJP|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/gurjar-quota-agitation-leader-kirori-singh-bainsla-joins-bjp/articleshow/68808987.cms|access-date=2020-08-16}}</ref>

==Colonel Bainsla Foundation==

Colonel Bainsla Foundation is a registered trust founded by Colonel Bainsla with a vision to ensure that each and every person is provided with "good health" and "good education". A foundation focused on creating awareness about the importance of education especially for girls, of curbing social ills such as child marriages, extravagant weddings, dowries, etc. and on educating and empowering the youth for towards a bright and vibrant future.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://bainslafoundation.org Colonel Bainsla Foundation]

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