Gujjar leaders look at greater clout in Delhi
1 Nov 2013 4:06 AM IST
With seven legislative seats in the Delhi assembly and 40 MCD councilors, the influence of Gujjars
on the capital’s politics is only rising.
‘Primarily, Gujjars across the country are known to be members of agricultural community,’ said Rambir Singh Bidhuri, two-time former member of legislative assembly, who recently joined the BJP, after having travelled from Congress to Ramvilas Paswan’s LJP to Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party. ‘Gujjars as a community are doing extremely well and are headed for greater success in whatever they do. The main thing for the community is to stay united and believe in its strength,’ Bidhuri added.
He said that Gujjars have contributed actively to the political scene from the centre to the state since 1977 and they continue to do so even today.
‘Gujjar is a secular caste which can be found in both Hindism and Islam. One-third of the population of Kashmir is constituted by Muslim Gujjars,’ Bidhuri said.
Many Gujjars, he said have contributed their lives for the country. ‘They have dedicated all their efforts for the betterment of India. Not a single Gujjar has ever bowed down ahead of any invader who tried to usurp our land or force its faith upon us,’ Rambir said.
Talking about the prospects of the BJP in the forthcoming Delhi assembly elections, Rambir said, ‘BJP will not only win in Delhi, but go ahead to win the national elections in 2014 as well.’
On other hand another Gujjar leader Nasib Singh, who is All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary said: ‘It is true that everybody wants to take political positions. A lot of Gujjar boys enter the political world through Delhi University Student Union (DUSU). It is from here that they pave their ways to enter the national politics.’
Nasib claimed that more than 40 per cent of the youth leaders in the city are Gujjars. ‘It is true to say that today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders. Gujjars are politically were aware and active. The current DUSU president Aman Awana is a Gujjar.
‘I am proud to be AICC secretary. Gujjars are everywhere from state to state-level to the centre,’ he said.
The constituencies that have a substantial proportion of Gujjar voters in the national capital are Tughlakabad, Badarpur, Okhla, Patpargunj, Trilokpuri, Chattarpur, Kasturba Nagar, Kondli, Ghonda, Karawal Nagar, Model Town, Timarpur, Burari, Sangam Vihar, Kalkaji and Wazirpur.
on the capital’s politics is only rising.
‘Primarily, Gujjars across the country are known to be members of agricultural community,’ said Rambir Singh Bidhuri, two-time former member of legislative assembly, who recently joined the BJP, after having travelled from Congress to Ramvilas Paswan’s LJP to Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party. ‘Gujjars as a community are doing extremely well and are headed for greater success in whatever they do. The main thing for the community is to stay united and believe in its strength,’ Bidhuri added.
He said that Gujjars have contributed actively to the political scene from the centre to the state since 1977 and they continue to do so even today.
‘Gujjar is a secular caste which can be found in both Hindism and Islam. One-third of the population of Kashmir is constituted by Muslim Gujjars,’ Bidhuri said.
Many Gujjars, he said have contributed their lives for the country. ‘They have dedicated all their efforts for the betterment of India. Not a single Gujjar has ever bowed down ahead of any invader who tried to usurp our land or force its faith upon us,’ Rambir said.
Talking about the prospects of the BJP in the forthcoming Delhi assembly elections, Rambir said, ‘BJP will not only win in Delhi, but go ahead to win the national elections in 2014 as well.’
On other hand another Gujjar leader Nasib Singh, who is All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary said: ‘It is true that everybody wants to take political positions. A lot of Gujjar boys enter the political world through Delhi University Student Union (DUSU). It is from here that they pave their ways to enter the national politics.’
Nasib claimed that more than 40 per cent of the youth leaders in the city are Gujjars. ‘It is true to say that today’s youths are tomorrow’s leaders. Gujjars are politically were aware and active. The current DUSU president Aman Awana is a Gujjar.
‘I am proud to be AICC secretary. Gujjars are everywhere from state to state-level to the centre,’ he said.
The constituencies that have a substantial proportion of Gujjar voters in the national capital are Tughlakabad, Badarpur, Okhla, Patpargunj, Trilokpuri, Chattarpur, Kasturba Nagar, Kondli, Ghonda, Karawal Nagar, Model Town, Timarpur, Burari, Sangam Vihar, Kalkaji and Wazirpur.
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