A medic administers the first dose of Covishield vaccine to Dr Parmindra Sirohi, after the virtual launch of COVID-19 vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Bikaner....
A medic administers the first dose of Covishield vaccine to a health worker, after the virtual launch of COVID-19 vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at Jawaharlal ...
An army vehicle carrying the mortal remains of Captain Ankit Gupta of the Army Para Commandos (Special Forces), who went missing in the waters of a reservoir in Jodhpur during an e...
Farmers stage a protest against the new farm laws, in Beawar.
State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel search for an Indian Army commando who went missing during a military exercise at Takhat Sagar in Jodhpur.
Forest department official picks a sick crow from a roadside near Jal Mahal in Jaipur. A bird flu alert has been sounded in Rajasthan after the presence of the dreaded virus was co...
A jeep moves on a hail covered field after rain, in Sikar.
Congress leaders during a protest against the Centre's new farm laws, at Shahid Smarak in Jaipur.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot with senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot during a protest against the Centre's new farm laws, at Shahid Smarak in Jaipur.
Tourists visit the historic Hawa Mahal, amid coronavirus pandemic, in Jaipur.
A volunteer takes part in the dry run for COVID-19 vaccination, at Manipal Hospital in Jaipur.
A group of people sit near a bonfire to warm themselves as temperature in the area drops below zero degree celsius, at Fatehpur in Sikar district.
A group of farmers from Rajasthan while trying to enter Haryana forcibly by removing police barricades, in Shahjahanpur.
A man shows icicles on branches during a cold winter morning, at Fatehpur in Sikar district. Towns like Churu and Mount Abu of Rajasthan witnessed colder nights than hill stations ...
The damaged car in which former Indian cricket team captain Mohammed Azharuddin was travelling while it met with an accident in Rajasthan’s Soorwal. Azhar escaped unhurt.
Ajmer city shrouded in haze during morning hours, in Ajmer.
Tourists visit the historic Hawa Mahal in Jaipur.
Frozen dew drops hang from branches of a tree as temperature in the area drops below zero degree celsius, at Fatehpur in Sikar districtna
BJP party workers watch Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address on working for the welfare of hardworking farmers, at party office in Bikaner.
Devotees offer prayers at St. Andrew Church on the occasion of Christmas, in Jaipur.
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Apurva in the Indian Express:
Dausa...This epicentre of the Gurjjar reservation agitation used to be Sachin Pilot’s seat till delimitation made it a reserved constituency [reserved for STs] Reservation is the biggest poll issue. Several Gurjjars died fighting for it in the bloody protests of 2007 and 2008. And their determination to obtain Scheduled Tribe (ST) status is matched only by the rival [ST]Meena community’s determination to not allow them to get it.Since this seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes, and since Gurjjars in Rajasthan, not being STs, could not contest this seat, they brought in Qammar Rabbani Chechi, a Muslim Gurjjar from Jammu and Kashmir, to fight for the cause of Gurjjar reservation
Chechi qualified because in J&K, Gurjjars are ST. By coming to contest in Rajasthan, he also underscored a fact that had been apparent during the agitations — that Gurjjar caste loyalties can overshadow state boundaries.Read the full piece: An ‘import’ from J&K fights bitter Gurjjar battle in Rajasthan
