Post by vij on Nov 29, 2011 23:33:39 GMT 5.5
SOME GURJAR LEADERS IN THE SAHIBABAD - GHAZIABAD BELT ADJOINING DELHI ARE INVOLVED IN RIVALRY OF GURJAR VS GURJAR
Contrary to the explanation given by Ghaziabad Police, the immediate provocation for the exchange of fire at a marriage mandap in Sahibabad recently was in the allotment of party ticket for the upcoming polls to the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.
Rapid urbanisation of western Uttar Pradesh and the upcoming Assembly polls have added a new fizz to the cocktail of money and politics in the State. A fallout of this was the firing incident that took place last week during a wedding ceremony in Ghaziabad.
The Amit Kasana gang’s attempt to bump off Sunder Bhati has the potential of turning West UP into a new war zone. Delhi Police officers who have been involved in many operations against these gangs now say the gang war is most likely to intensify as Sunder’s image has been dented and he will definitely seek revenge.
The attack on Sunder Bhati is just a precursor to the coming events that may unfold in the days to come. It has now emerged that Sundar Bhati’s decision to contest Jevar Assembly seat on Ajeet Singh’s Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) is the root cause behind the attack. The huge Panchayat was organised to drum up support for Bhati and that has not gone down well with other politicians who have stakes in western UP.
Bhati’s wife has been elected as the Block Pramukh of Dankaur twice. Dankaur shares a major area of Greater Noida that has seen rapid urbanisation. The villagers mostly Gujjars have become rich as they received huge sums in lieu of their lands. Wealth, too, has brought its share of vices. SUVs, weapons and the patronisation by politicians have created many groups and gangs. RLD is eyeing Gujjar votes that can influence over a dozen Assembly seats in Western UP.
Madan Bhaiyya, another powerful Gujjar is an MLA from Khekra on RLD ticket. Madan Bhaiyya and Sunder Bhati combine can swing the balance and the ruling dispensation is watching it with trepidation.
With high stakes in the upcoming State Assembly election when the result of each and every seat will be crucial in Government formation, Sunder Bhati’s political ambitions and ascendance in Western UP has not gone down well with the ruling BSP. Sources now allege that a minister of the UP Government is patronising gangs that are opposed to Sunder Bhati. Amit Kasana, the nephew of Naresh Bhati, the former Zila Panchayat chief of Gautam Budh Nagar, who allegedly planned the attack is said to be close to this Minister and other politicians.
Kasana has been thirsting to exact revenge as it was Bhati who had gunned down his uncle Naresh Bhati in 2004. The rivalry between Sunder and Naresh dates back to 1999 when Anil Bhadana the President of Satyawati College of Delhi Univesrity was murdered by one Jitender alias Kalla. Sunder allegedly attacker Naresh in Kharkhauda in Meerut in 2001. Naresh had escaped the attack but his driver and gunner were killed. Naresh was gunned down by Sunder and his gang. It triggered a bloody war as Ranpal Gujar the brother of Naresh killed Pratap Bhati, the elder brother of Naresh in 2005. Ranpal was later gunned down by the police.
Kasana, who is wanted in 13 criminal cases, had attacked Sunder in Greater Noida when he was being taken to Bulandshahar jail from Noida. Saturday's murderous assault on Sunder and his supporters is the outcome of this old rivalry. Western Uttar Pradesh, the home too many gang rivalries is now smouldering again. The murderous attempt on Sunder Bhati during a marriage ceremony in Sahibabad has stirred the hornet's nest. Police officers now say that the turf for supremacy may intensify the gang war as Bhati may go all out for revenge.
Ghaziabad Police on its part is dragging its feet and its investigation into the Saturday firing is veering around nailing Sunder Bhati and his supporters rather than arresting Amit Kasana and his accomplices who had barged into the marriage ceremony with the intention to kill. There is a political colour to it and the sources say the turf war between Naresh and Sunder gangs may taken a nasty turn as both would go after each other.
Contrary to the explanation given by Ghaziabad Police, the immediate provocation for the exchange of fire at a marriage mandap in Sahibabad recently was in the allotment of party ticket for the upcoming polls to the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.
Rapid urbanisation of western Uttar Pradesh and the upcoming Assembly polls have added a new fizz to the cocktail of money and politics in the State. A fallout of this was the firing incident that took place last week during a wedding ceremony in Ghaziabad.
The Amit Kasana gang’s attempt to bump off Sunder Bhati has the potential of turning West UP into a new war zone. Delhi Police officers who have been involved in many operations against these gangs now say the gang war is most likely to intensify as Sunder’s image has been dented and he will definitely seek revenge.
The attack on Sunder Bhati is just a precursor to the coming events that may unfold in the days to come. It has now emerged that Sundar Bhati’s decision to contest Jevar Assembly seat on Ajeet Singh’s Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) is the root cause behind the attack. The huge Panchayat was organised to drum up support for Bhati and that has not gone down well with other politicians who have stakes in western UP.
Bhati’s wife has been elected as the Block Pramukh of Dankaur twice. Dankaur shares a major area of Greater Noida that has seen rapid urbanisation. The villagers mostly Gujjars have become rich as they received huge sums in lieu of their lands. Wealth, too, has brought its share of vices. SUVs, weapons and the patronisation by politicians have created many groups and gangs. RLD is eyeing Gujjar votes that can influence over a dozen Assembly seats in Western UP.
Madan Bhaiyya, another powerful Gujjar is an MLA from Khekra on RLD ticket. Madan Bhaiyya and Sunder Bhati combine can swing the balance and the ruling dispensation is watching it with trepidation.
With high stakes in the upcoming State Assembly election when the result of each and every seat will be crucial in Government formation, Sunder Bhati’s political ambitions and ascendance in Western UP has not gone down well with the ruling BSP. Sources now allege that a minister of the UP Government is patronising gangs that are opposed to Sunder Bhati. Amit Kasana, the nephew of Naresh Bhati, the former Zila Panchayat chief of Gautam Budh Nagar, who allegedly planned the attack is said to be close to this Minister and other politicians.
Kasana has been thirsting to exact revenge as it was Bhati who had gunned down his uncle Naresh Bhati in 2004. The rivalry between Sunder and Naresh dates back to 1999 when Anil Bhadana the President of Satyawati College of Delhi Univesrity was murdered by one Jitender alias Kalla. Sunder allegedly attacker Naresh in Kharkhauda in Meerut in 2001. Naresh had escaped the attack but his driver and gunner were killed. Naresh was gunned down by Sunder and his gang. It triggered a bloody war as Ranpal Gujar the brother of Naresh killed Pratap Bhati, the elder brother of Naresh in 2005. Ranpal was later gunned down by the police.
Kasana, who is wanted in 13 criminal cases, had attacked Sunder in Greater Noida when he was being taken to Bulandshahar jail from Noida. Saturday's murderous assault on Sunder and his supporters is the outcome of this old rivalry. Western Uttar Pradesh, the home too many gang rivalries is now smouldering again. The murderous attempt on Sunder Bhati during a marriage ceremony in Sahibabad has stirred the hornet's nest. Police officers now say that the turf for supremacy may intensify the gang war as Bhati may go all out for revenge.
Ghaziabad Police on its part is dragging its feet and its investigation into the Saturday firing is veering around nailing Sunder Bhati and his supporters rather than arresting Amit Kasana and his accomplices who had barged into the marriage ceremony with the intention to kill. There is a political colour to it and the sources say the turf war between Naresh and Sunder gangs may taken a nasty turn as both would go after each other.