The government of the Indian state of Rajasthan and the leaders of the Gujjar community are due to hold talks to end more than two weeks of Gujjar protests.
The Gujjars are demanding to be officially listed as a tribe qualifying for government jobs and reserved places in educational institutions.
More than 40 Gujjars have been killed in clashes between demonstrators and the security forces in Rajasthan.
The Gujjars are a politically influential tribe in north India.
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The Gujjars say the protesters were shot dead by police in the past two weeks. The Gujjars refused to hand over the bodies for post-mortem.
Gujjar demonstrators also disrupted rail services between Rajasthan's capital Jaipur and Delhi.
Last month, the Rajasthan government announced an aid package worth $60m (Ј30m) for the community but this was rejected.
(BBC)
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