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Apr 3, 2024 · In Short. For the past one week, the Saurashtra region in Gujarat has been on the boil, with the BJP witnessing massive protests by the influential Rajput community over Union Minister Parshottam Rupala's remarks on Kshatriyas. Despite multiple apologies by Rupala, the BJP's candidate from Rajkot, the protests have refused to die down.
- India
Politically speaking, the relegation of senior Rajput leaders within the BJP like former leader of opposition Rajendra Singh Rathore and the alleged stoking of tensions between the Jat and Rajputs for political mileage —exacerbated the issue. Notably, Rajput leader Ravindra Bhatti, for instance, was absorbed by the BJP and then denied a ticket.
Apr 17, 2024 · In 2017, the community had two popular Rajput MLAs – Suresh Rana and Sangeet Som – from the Muzaffarnagar-Meerut-Shamli region. However, both lost in 2022 and since then have been sidelined. Three out of the nine MLAs in Shamli and Muzaffarnagar are Jats. The state BJP president is also a Jat.
Apr 21, 2024 03:46 AM IST. Despite threats of protests from Rajputs over Parshottam Rupala's comments, the BJP remains steadfast, showing no signs of yielding to the community's demands. The ...
Oct 4, 2024 · At the time, the Rajput outfits, the Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena and the Shri Rajput Karni Sena, threatened to boycott assembly bypolls and “teach the BJP a lesson” for insulting Rathore. “The central leadership needs to take immediate decisions and many are even pointing out that the CM should be replaced,” said a senior BJP leader.
- Neelam Pandey
Apr 21, 2024 · A Kshatriya leader warns that the party might be underestimating the community. “The protests and the mobilisation send a message that this community is still very strong.” Ex-BJP leader and former chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela, a Rajput himself, said earlier this month that the BJP may pay a price for its “mentality”.
Apr 13, 2024 · A section of the Rajput community is also unhappy that BJP MP from Ghaziabad V.K. Singh was dropped and replaced by a Bania, Atul Garg, from Saharanpur, as the party’s candidate, while former BJP legislators from the Thakur-Rajput community Suresh Rana and Sangeet Som, both known for their Hindutva antecedents, have been sidelined after they ...
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