A tiger in the Sariska Reserve
Devotees offer prayers to the Sun god after taking bath at Galta on occasion of Chhat puja, in Jaipur.
Cyclists compete during the 13th USIC World Railway Cycling Championship 2018, in Bikaner.
Farmers with their camels arrive at Pushkar Camel Fair 2018, in Pushkar.
Muslim women feed a troop of langurs, in Pushkar.
AAP candidate Hanuman Choudhary arrives to file his nomination papers for Assembly elections in Bikaner.
A view of the Jaipur city from the Nahargarh Fort on the occasion of Diwali festival in Jaipur.
Children dressed as Lord Ram and Sita take a selfie during 'Diwali' celebrations, in Ajmer.
People buy crakers at a shop on the occasion of 'Dhanteras' festival, in Jaipur.
Union Minister of State for Water Resources Arjun Ram Meghwal addresses a press conference, in Jaipur.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurates Guru Gorakshnath Ji statue at Bhairu Akhada in Jalore, Rajasthan.
Rajasthan Congress President Sachin Pilot addresses a press conference at PCC office, in Jaipur.
Fire fighters douse a fire that broke out at a chemical factory, in Jaipur.
A spot of R&R: farmers in a Rajasthan village engage in some intense video watching in 2014
Gujjars agitate for reservation in Rajasthan
Models walk the ramp during Rajasthan Heritage Week 2018 fashion show, at Diggi Palace in Jaipur.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi addresses a public meeting in Kota, Rajasthan.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi being garlanded during a public meeting in Jhalawar, Rajasthan.
Women sell traditional earthen pots for the upcoming Diwali festival, in Bikaner.
Electoral officials demonstrate how to use an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) to locals during a voter awareness programme ahead of Raj...
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
