Post by vij on May 26, 2009 20:33:08 GMT 5.5
Gurjar can have 8 - 10 MP easily in post delimitation of the constituency but we remain disunited and everybody knows this
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Gujjar voters in the Capital are facing a three-way-divide. In areas far South like Mehrauli and Chattarpur, Gujjars are pitching in for local chieftain and Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Kanwar Singh Tanwar. In the villages of Badarpur, Tughlaqabad and Khanpur, the same community is batting for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Ramesh Bidhuri. Both claim clan proximity as the reason behind their support irrespective of party loyalty. In East Delhi, the same community is seen pitching for Congress party. Result: Though more populous than their traditional rival, the Jats, in the Capital, the community remains a fractured electorate with reduced political significance.
“This is a village of Tanwars. We will vote for Kanwar Singh Tanwar,” Neta Ram, a resident of Dera Village in Chattarpur Assembly constituency, said. He had his back to an old hoarding used during the Assembly polls flaunting the photos of BJP leaders including former BJP MLA from the area Brahm Singh Tanwar. When asked, Ram said, “Yes, I feel that the BJP is a better party than the BSP or Congress. The BSP is inconsequential given that they may not form Government and the Congress is paapi (sinner). In their bid to appease minorities, they oversee killing of cows. But all said and done, we cannot vote anyone other than Tanwar, no matter what party he belongs to.”
Many agreed. Some villagers showed an inclination for the Congress party, too, but remained firm on voting for the BSP candidate. Mehrauli and Chattarpur — both strongholds of Tanwar — have about 30 and 20 per cent electorate, respectively from the Gujjar community. Overall, Delhi State has more than 110 Gujjar dominated villages, with at least 25 of them falling in South Delhi constituency itself.
In South Delhi parliamentary constituency, Badarpur has maximum concentration of villages followed by Tughlaqabad, Khanpur and Sangam Vihar. And here, Gujjars are all for BJP candidate Ramesh Bidhuri. “Bidhuri is from our clan. He is a local. Why will we vote for anyone else including Tanwar, another Gujjar? Ye to apne biraadri ki baat hai,” said Choudhary Brahm Singh, a resident of Meethapur in Badarpur Assembly constituency. He went on to say that even the migrant workers — who constitute a significant population in the area — will be persuaded to vote for Bidhuri. Interestingly, Singh says he has voted for BSP leader Ram Singh Netaji in the Assembly elections.
In Chilla village in Mayur Vihar, Ghonda village, Karawal Nagar, Rohtas Nagar, Wazirpur and other areas, too, the Gujjar community is either voting for their favourite chieftain from the area or for the ‘party that has better chance to win.’ Many feel that the Congress is the better party among those in fray. The largely inactive role of Gujjar leaders like Ramesh Bidhuri from the BJP has put the party on edge. Even the joining of Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla — who raised the banner of Gujjar consolidation in Rajasthan demanding ST status for the community in Rajasthan — has apparently failed to appease them.
The fractured voting may, however, further alienate the community from mainstream politics. Till date, there has been no Gujjar Minister, Member of Parliament or Mayor from the community in Delhi. After the demise of Gujjar icon and former Union Minister Rajesh Pilot, there has been no national leader from the community. In UP, which is politically the most significant State in the country, the community has been overpowered by the Yadavs and Muslims. Gujjar leaders like Avtar Singh Bhadana and Choudhary Mahender in Haryana, Sachin Pilot in Rajasthan and Ramchander Bidhuri in Uttar Pradesh have failed to make an impact on national politics as yet.
The British could not break them down and in the heydays of Congress leader Rajesh Pilot (he died in year 2000), the Gujjar community even eyed the Prime Minister’s post. Nine years down the line, the community remains largely a political incognito
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Gujjar voters in the Capital are facing a three-way-divide. In areas far South like Mehrauli and Chattarpur, Gujjars are pitching in for local chieftain and Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Kanwar Singh Tanwar. In the villages of Badarpur, Tughlaqabad and Khanpur, the same community is batting for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Ramesh Bidhuri. Both claim clan proximity as the reason behind their support irrespective of party loyalty. In East Delhi, the same community is seen pitching for Congress party. Result: Though more populous than their traditional rival, the Jats, in the Capital, the community remains a fractured electorate with reduced political significance.
“This is a village of Tanwars. We will vote for Kanwar Singh Tanwar,” Neta Ram, a resident of Dera Village in Chattarpur Assembly constituency, said. He had his back to an old hoarding used during the Assembly polls flaunting the photos of BJP leaders including former BJP MLA from the area Brahm Singh Tanwar. When asked, Ram said, “Yes, I feel that the BJP is a better party than the BSP or Congress. The BSP is inconsequential given that they may not form Government and the Congress is paapi (sinner). In their bid to appease minorities, they oversee killing of cows. But all said and done, we cannot vote anyone other than Tanwar, no matter what party he belongs to.”
Many agreed. Some villagers showed an inclination for the Congress party, too, but remained firm on voting for the BSP candidate. Mehrauli and Chattarpur — both strongholds of Tanwar — have about 30 and 20 per cent electorate, respectively from the Gujjar community. Overall, Delhi State has more than 110 Gujjar dominated villages, with at least 25 of them falling in South Delhi constituency itself.
In South Delhi parliamentary constituency, Badarpur has maximum concentration of villages followed by Tughlaqabad, Khanpur and Sangam Vihar. And here, Gujjars are all for BJP candidate Ramesh Bidhuri. “Bidhuri is from our clan. He is a local. Why will we vote for anyone else including Tanwar, another Gujjar? Ye to apne biraadri ki baat hai,” said Choudhary Brahm Singh, a resident of Meethapur in Badarpur Assembly constituency. He went on to say that even the migrant workers — who constitute a significant population in the area — will be persuaded to vote for Bidhuri. Interestingly, Singh says he has voted for BSP leader Ram Singh Netaji in the Assembly elections.
In Chilla village in Mayur Vihar, Ghonda village, Karawal Nagar, Rohtas Nagar, Wazirpur and other areas, too, the Gujjar community is either voting for their favourite chieftain from the area or for the ‘party that has better chance to win.’ Many feel that the Congress is the better party among those in fray. The largely inactive role of Gujjar leaders like Ramesh Bidhuri from the BJP has put the party on edge. Even the joining of Colonel Kirori Singh Bainsla — who raised the banner of Gujjar consolidation in Rajasthan demanding ST status for the community in Rajasthan — has apparently failed to appease them.
The fractured voting may, however, further alienate the community from mainstream politics. Till date, there has been no Gujjar Minister, Member of Parliament or Mayor from the community in Delhi. After the demise of Gujjar icon and former Union Minister Rajesh Pilot, there has been no national leader from the community. In UP, which is politically the most significant State in the country, the community has been overpowered by the Yadavs and Muslims. Gujjar leaders like Avtar Singh Bhadana and Choudhary Mahender in Haryana, Sachin Pilot in Rajasthan and Ramchander Bidhuri in Uttar Pradesh have failed to make an impact on national politics as yet.
The British could not break them down and in the heydays of Congress leader Rajesh Pilot (he died in year 2000), the Gujjar community even eyed the Prime Minister’s post. Nine years down the line, the community remains largely a political incognito
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