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At least 16 people were killed and over a hundred injured when the police opened fire in two districts of Rajasthan on Tuesday to disperse violent mobs of Gurjars demanding their community’s inclusion in the list of scheduled tribes (ST). The army was deployed in Dausa, Bundi and some other places to restore order.
Nine people, including two policemen, were killed near Patoli in Dausa on the Jaipur-Agra national highway; seven deaths were reported from Bundi, about 250 km from Jaipur.
State home minister Gulab Chand Kataria said, “Six civilians and two policemen died in Dausa. The identity of one more person, whose body is not being released by the protesters, is not known. Six villagers and one policemen died in Bundi. There is no information about the four policemen who were abducted by the crowd.”
In response to a call given by the Gurjar Sangharsh Samiti to block highways, thousands of Gurjars broke prohibitory orders in Jaipur, Dausa, Tonk, Sawai Madhopur, Karauli and Bundi districts and clashed with the police. The Gurjars, currently part of the other backward classes, have been demanding their inclusion in the ST list for several years.
In Dausa, 70 km from Jaipur, several thousand Gurjars blocked the Jaipur-Agra highway. The police fired tear-gas shells when the mob surrounded them and started throwing stones. Unable to check them, the police opened fire, killing six people on the spot. Several others were injured. Kataria said, “The police had to open fire after the agitated crowd became violent and started dragging away policemen.”
The protesters then burnt down every police picket in sight. Several entered the nearby Sikandara police station and set it on fire, killing two constables.
Outnumbered, the policemen ran for cover but many could not escape. Kataria said, "The crowd hacked the limbs of unarmed constables."
After chasing the police away, the protesters placed the bodies on the road. Ambulances and police vehicles rushing the injured to hospitals in Dausa and Jaipur were attacked and not allowed to pass.
In Bundi, thousands of Gurjars gathered at the Dev Narayan Temple on the Kota-Jaipur highway and later pelted the police with stones from the surrounding hills. Six people died after the police opened fire to control the mob. Kataria said, "One constable was killed by the crowd and another is in a serious condition."
Sources said the protesters abducted four policemen and took them inside the temple. Kataria said over 300 persons were arrested across Rajasthan in connection with the violence.
Sachin Pilot, the MP from Dausa, likened the police action to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Demanding the Vasundhara Raje government's resignation, Pilot said he would go to Delhi on Wednesday to seek central intervention and the imposition of President's rule.
In Delhi, the Centre decided to send over 2,000 paramilitary force personnel to the trouble-torn districts to assist the police in restoring peace.
 
Rajneetee me mar rahe hai nirdosh

Ye shivye rajniti ke kuch bhee nahi hai itna bada hangama Gujjaro ke baskee bat nahi hai itne gujjar rajasthan me hai hee nahi. Dosa, Lalsoot, Tonk
Kota, Main Gujjaro ke Ilake, Netao ke nam par Rama Paylet hai, fir gujjar or inta bada babaal...Ye ek badee lambi rajnitik parikriya hai jisme congress se le kar BJP ke virodhi gut ke log bhee shamil hai........

Asalee kahani ye bhee hai kee Rjasthan me Meena varg bhoot unhca uthgaya hai or Jato ke samne ye kabhi kabhi bhyankar problem khadi kardete hai kai bar jaise Ton ke degree college me Jato or Meens ka jhagada hooa Rajasthan university chunav me bhee meene problem khadi karte hai or rajniti aaproach bhee inkee achee hai or sabse badi bat hai ekta jo ekta inme hai wo jato me rajasthan to kya kahi bhee nahi hai isliye jato ne gujjaro ke khada kar diya...

netra........
 
Root cause of such incidents ???

yatinder19 said:
At least 16 people were killed and over a hundred injured when the police opened fire in two districts of Rajasthan on Tuesday to disperse violent mobs of Gurjars demanding their community’s inclusion in the list of scheduled tribes (ST). The army was deployed in Dausa, Bundi and some other places to restore order.
Nine people, including two policemen, were killed near Patoli in Dausa on the Jaipur-Agra national highway; seven deaths were reported from Bundi, about 250 km from Jaipur.
State home minister Gulab Chand Kataria said, “Six civilians and two policemen died in Dausa. The identity of one more person, whose body is not being released by the protesters, is not known. Six villagers and one policemen died in Bundi. There is no information about the four policemen who were abducted by the crowd.”
In response to a call given by the Gurjar Sangharsh Samiti to block highways, thousands of Gurjars broke prohibitory orders in Jaipur, Dausa, Tonk, Sawai Madhopur, Karauli and Bundi districts and clashed with the police. The Gurjars, currently part of the other backward classes, have been demanding their inclusion in the ST list for several years.
In Dausa, 70 km from Jaipur, several thousand Gurjars blocked the Jaipur-Agra highway. The police fired tear-gas shells when the mob surrounded them and started throwing stones. Unable to check them, the police opened fire, killing six people on the spot. Several others were injured. Kataria said, “The police had to open fire after the agitated crowd became violent and started dragging away policemen.”
The protesters then burnt down every police picket in sight. Several entered the nearby Sikandara police station and set it on fire, killing two constables.
Outnumbered, the policemen ran for cover but many could not escape. Kataria said, "The crowd hacked the limbs of unarmed constables."
After chasing the police away, the protesters placed the bodies on the road. Ambulances and police vehicles rushing the injured to hospitals in Dausa and Jaipur were attacked and not allowed to pass.
In Bundi, thousands of Gurjars gathered at the Dev Narayan Temple on the Kota-Jaipur highway and later pelted the police with stones from the surrounding hills. Six people died after the police opened fire to control the mob. Kataria said, "One constable was killed by the crowd and another is in a serious condition."
Sources said the protesters abducted four policemen and took them inside the temple. Kataria said over 300 persons were arrested across Rajasthan in connection with the violence.
Sachin Pilot, the MP from Dausa, likened the police action to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Demanding the Vasundhara Raje government's resignation, Pilot said he would go to Delhi on Wednesday to seek central intervention and the imposition of President's rule.
In Delhi, the Centre decided to send over 2,000 paramilitary force personnel to the trouble-torn districts to assist the police in restoring peace.
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This was really an unfortunate incident. I don't know what are the appropriate words to condemn it. Also at the same time I am thinking why this kind of incident happened in first place. This is not a single incident like this, few months back farmers from rajasthan also staged a dharna which turn ugly and few people were killed.If we see across the country we will notice many more such events(recent dera issue). But why they are happening in the first place ?
A very common answer we get it is due to politicians ?? I don't think so personaly. I think it is due to social degradation. Politicians are only cashing on it, They are not the source of all these.

I would like to invite people for debate on what is the real cause of this kind of incidents and what could be the possible solution.

Yatinder you seems to have some understanding about the solution, Please share it with us.
 
You are absolutely correct this is social degradation and politicians are cashing on it.Usually politicians encourage people/community to take drastic steps which have a big impact in the long run.
What I am seeing here is that Govt. of Rajasthan is trying to solve the problem and Opposition is just doing Wait and Watch,Otherwise they can talk to people and can help in resolving these issues.This problem came up due to false promises of the politicians,What they say,they dont do.
Gurjars are dominant in some district of Rajasthan,So government should provide some basic facilities like water,health,education etc in these areas,as reservation is not the sole solution.If Govt. is giving reservation to them,then other castes will also come up with same types of requests.Govt. should talk to the repersentatives of the Gurjar Samaj,and Should do some concerete work at the ground level.
I think this violence will bring Social unrest in Rajasthan and can push Rajasthan to Bihar type politics.No one is concerned about country but about their Caste.
 
Rajasthan stays cut off as violence continues

Rajasthan remained virtually cut off from the rest of the country on Friday with highways blocked and train tracks damaged as the Gujjar movement to demand tribe status spiralled out of control and the government issued shoot at sight orders in some parts.
The government tried desperately to bring things under control and prepared to hold its third round of talks with the large farming community, fighting for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status that would entitle them to quotas in jobs and education.
The talks on Thursday had ended inconclusively, leading to fresh tensions on day four of the trouble. At least 22 people have been killed since Tuesday.
The violence showed no signs of let-up despite leaders of the Gujjar Sangharsh Samiti that is spearheading the agitation calling for calm.
On Friday morning, protesters attacked and tried to damage government property in Bharatpur, Dausa and other parts of the state. Shoot at sight orders were issued in Bharatpur's Bayana district as well.
The trouble in the state affected thousands of people who were stranded at railway stations and bus depots waiting to go home as the Gujjars continued to block arterial highways leading to Agra, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh.
Many bus and train services along key routes have either been cancelled or diverted.
Hundreds of people were stranded in the temple town of Mehandipur Balaji on Jaipur-Agra national highway, for instance, and television footage showed angry pilgrims shouting slogans and asking the administration to arrange for their safe return home.
A defensive government has decided to not give out casualty figures any more.
"We are not here to count dead bodies," said Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria, when asked how many people had died in Thursday's firing in Boli, Sawai Madhopur.
While two people were killed in police firing on Thursday, the toll has gone up to four with two succumbing to their injuries.
As the government grappled with the situation and tried to work out a peace formula, it also had to deal with the looming caste tensions between the Gujjars and the Meenas, which alone has ST status in Rajasthan.
Unwilling to share the quota pie with the Gujjars, who are classified as other backward classes (OBCs), the Meenas have threatened to remove the barricades from the Jaipur-Agra highway.
"If the government is not able to remove barricades as soon as possible, then we will do so," said a statement by the community.
An earlier statement had said that they would oppose any move to give the Gujjars ST status "tooth and nail".
There is fear of violence spreading with Gujjar leaders accusing the state government of inciting Meenas against them.
The Gujjars are hoping for a positive response from the government to their demands.
"The talks were fruitful but inconclusive," said Roop Singh, representative of Gujjar Sangarsh Samiti, after the second round of talks.
"There was a good response from the government and they have promised to give us a positive answer by afternoon," said Singh.
And that may lead to an entire new set of problems for the Vasundhara Raje government.
 
Gujjars block entry points to national capital

Agitating Gujjars on Monday laid siege to all the entry points to the capital, blocked roads and resorted to violence in some parts in their bid to enforce a day-long call for shutdown to demand ST status in Rajasthan.
However, shops and business establishments were open across the capital, barring Gujjar dominated areas including Chilla and Dallupura villages in east Delhi and some south Delhi localities bordering Faridabad in Haryana.
Agitating Gujjar groups blocked key roads linking the capital to Panipat, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad leading to traffic jams at all the state entry points.
The Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road was the worst affected as stick-wielding protestors attacked passenger buses and burnt tyres blocking the road. There were reports of police firing in the air to disperse the protestors.
Two DTC buses were torched in Aya Nagar area in Mehrauli. Buses were also damaged in Khajoori Khaz in northeast and at Patparganj in east Delhi.
In north Delhi, angry protestors set on fire a passenger bus, pelted stones and blocked roads at the Wazirabad crossing leading to huge traffic snarls.
The Gujjar agitation, demanding Scheduled Tribe status in Rajasthan, began last week in Dausa and adjoining districts spread to community-dominated areas in neighbouring states of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
Security was beefed up at roads along the Delhi border with neighbouring states and capital-bound vehicles were being diverted to alternate routes.
Trucks carrying vegetables and other essential supplies were unable to reach the Ghazipur Wholesale market abutting the Uttar Pradesh border in Ghaziabad, where policemen were deployed in large numbers to maintain law and order.
 
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