*** The question that arises in my mind, is HOW the Maharani and her
minions found the time or the need to want to meet with the Gujjars
NOW, while she did not when the disaffections were brewing?
Maybe Ram has an answer :-).
The latest news is that : National Security Act imposed in Rajasthan.
Under the National Security Act, the District Magistrate can order
arrest without a warrant.
That is desi-demokrasy in its best! !
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'Rock of Gibraltar' leading protest
1 Jun, 2007 l 0239 hrs ISTlPrakash Bhandari/TIMES NEWS NETWORK
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JAIPUR: If the Gujjar agitation is being conducted with a modicum of
military precision, it's because the chief strategist of the protests
is a retired Army colonel, who, his supporters say, has the qualities
of a general.
Col Kirori Singh Baisala rose from the ranks in the Army, from a
lowly sepoy, and is known for his rigidity and commitment, as was
seen when Gujjar mobs across the state attacked Rajasthan police in
coordinated waves, completely overwhelming them.
"Let hundred people die. But we are clear in our objectives. We have
suffered enough and would not go back until we get the ST status," he
said. Since Monday, he has been sitting with the bodies of six people
killed in the police firing in Pipalkehra village, his native place.
In the Army, he was called the 'Rock of Gibraltar' by his officers
when he was a jawan.
When the chief minister, Vasundhara Raje, sent her emissary to invite
him to Jaipur and and hold a meeting with her, he
said , "Maharaniji ko kah dijiye ki pahle ek chithi de dein jisme
vachan dein ki sarkar hamein ST status dene ke liye recommend karti
hai, phir meeting mein aoonga (Tell the Maharani to give a letter
promising
ST status, then I'll come to the meeting)."
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