[Assam] More from Rajasthan/ ToI

[Ram Sarangapani]

>Maybe Ram has an answer :-).

Hehheh! C'da thats the Indian trait - why mess it up further, if it ain't
broke :)

--Ram



On 6/2/07, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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> The latest news is that : National Security Act imposed in Rajasthan.
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> 'Rock of Gibraltar' leading protest
> 1 Jun, 2007 l 0239 hrs ISTlPrakash Bhandari/TIMES NEWS NETWORK
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> JAIPUR: If the Gujjar agitation is being conducted with a modicum of
> military precision, it's because the chief strategist of the protests is a
> retired Army colonel, who, his supporters say, has the qualities of a
> general.
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> Col Kirori Singh Baisala rose from the ranks in the Army, from a lowly
> sepoy, and is known for his rigidity and commitment, as was seen when Gujjar
> mobs across the state attacked Rajasthan police in coordinated waves,
> completely overwhelming them.
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> *"Let hundred people die. But we are clear in our objectives. We have
> suffered enough and would not go back until we get the ST status," he said.
> * Since Monday, he has been sitting with the bodies of six people killed
> in the police firing in Pipalkehra village, his native place.
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> In the Army, he was called the 'Rock of Gibraltar' by his officers when he
> was a jawan.
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> When the chief minister, Vasundhara Raje, sent her emissary to invite him
> to Jaipur and and hold a meeting with her, he
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> said , "Maharaniji ko kah dijiye ki pahle ek chithi de dein jisme vachan
> dein ki sarkar hamein ST status dene ke liye recommend karti hai, phir
> meeting mein aoonga (Tell the Maharani to give a letter promising
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> ST status, then I'll come to the meeting)."
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