New Delhi: Though there is no sign of a breakthrough on the ninth day of the Gurjar unrest, the state government, in an apparent move to ease the tension, has replaced the state's DGP, Amarjot Singh.
Singh has been asked to go on long leave, reportedly for mishandling the situation. This is also being seen as a signal of capitulation to the Gurjars.
However, after that carrot, the state government also held out the stick and has said that it would cremate the bodies of the dead protestors if they are not claimed by their relatives.
The Rajasthan Government has also agreed to the Gurjar demands of getting post-mortems conducted on the bodies of 12 Gurjars killed in police firing by doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The doctors from AIIMS are expected to reach the protest epicentr, Bayana, to conduct the post-mortems, after which the bodies would be cremated.
The state government, meanwhile, has also said that it is open for talks even as Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje once again appealed for calm. This could also be the first step in breaking the deadlock.
Meanwhile on Friday, violence claimed two more lives in Rajasthan when the police opened fire to quell a mob at Kushalipura Darra, taking the death toll to 39.
This was the third incident of police firing in the state in the past eight days.
The bodies of the two latest victims are kept in the village, with Gurjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla leading thousands of followers in keeping round-the-clock vigil on the bodies there. Forty-one people, including two policemen, have died in the Gurjar unrest so far.
The Rajasthan Government, meanwhile, once again sent its proposal to the Centre, recommending four to six per cent reservation for Gurjars under Denotified Tribes category.
The Law Ministry had earlier objected to the inappropriate format of the previous communication.
Gurjar protestors continue to vehemently protest sitting on railway tracks and disrupting train services.
Even though the talks are renewed, it is seen that they are proving to be inconclusive. Many protestors do not have much faith in the talks anymore.
The fact of the matter is that though Colonel Bainsala is the symbol of the Gurjar protests, the entire movement is now effectively out of his control and in the hands of the mob.
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