"In Rajasthan everyone is seeking reservation, each community wants reservation for themselves. It is a fight for opportunities and space that is happening in the state," Kumar said at a seminar to mark her father Babu Jagjivan Ram's birth centenary.
Meenas, an ST community having substantial representation in political parties and the government, have been opposing any addition to the ST list as demanded by the Gujjars.
Left Front Chairman in West Bengal Biman Bose blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party government for allegedly going back on its promise to accord ST status to the Gujjars.
"They (the BJP) had promised four years ago that the Gujjars would be given ST status. But they have failed to do so and this has led to the present volatile situation in Rajasthan," Bose said.
Union Heavy Industries Minister Santosh Mohan Dev and eminent educationist Dr Pratap Chandra Chandra also spoke on the occasion reminiscing Babu Jagjivan's fight for and contribution to social justice and his visions of a casteless society and equality in India.
