BJP parliamentary candidate from Bikaner, Arjun Ram Meghwal files his nomination papers for Lok Sabha elections, in the presence of Union Minister Prakash Javadekar and party leade...
BJP leader Vasundhara Raje addresses a rally in support of BJP candidate rally in Ajmer.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addresses a press conference ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Bikaner.
KKR batsman Robin Uthappa being greeted by RR Ben Stokes after his team won the Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL T20) cricket match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight ...
KKR batsmen Sunil Narine plays a shot during the Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL T20) cricket match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), in Jaipur.
KKR batsman Chris Lynn plays a shot during the Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL T20) cricket match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), in Jaipur.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) batsman Jos Butler plays a shot during the Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL T20) cricket match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), in Jaipur.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) batsman S Smith plays a shot during the Indian Premier League 2019 (IPL T20) cricket match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), in Jaipur.
Vehicles move on a road during a dust storm in Jaipur.
Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader Sachin Pilot displays a copy of party's manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections at a press conference, in Jaipur.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) players Ben Stokes and Rahul Tripathi celebrate victory against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) during the Indian Premier League cricket match at Sawai Man ...
Rajasthan Royals (RR) batsman Rahul Tripathi plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL T20 2019) cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Rajasthan Roya...
Rajasthan Royals (RR) batsman Jos Buttler plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Sawai M...
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bowler Yuzvendra Chahal in a action during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals(...
Rajasthan Royals (RR) batsman Steve Smith in a action during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Sawai Ma...
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman Parthiv celebrates his fifty during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals...
RR bowler Shreyas Gopal make an appeal with his teammates during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Sawa...
RCB batsman Virat Kohli returns upon his dismissal during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals( RR) at Sawai Man S...
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman AB de Villiers plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals ...
Girls leave their hand impressions on a wall during a campaign to unite people in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
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
