Monday, May 26, 2008

Raje warns Gujjars of commando action

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government today warned of commando action against protesting Gujjars if they did not give up arms immediately and released the bodies of those killed during violent agitation since May 23.
"Gujjars posing themselves with notorious dacoit Jagan at the sit-in site in Pilupura and Dumariya villages in Bayana teshil should mind that if they do not give up their arms and ammunition, the army and BSF would take up action against them without any further notice," Rajasthan Home Minister G C Kataria told a press conference here.
Police can counter dacoit Jagan alone but not with thousands of protestors claiming his support and sitting beside him simply because in a commando operation, many innocent people might be killed, he said."Hathiyar se samjhota nahin ho sakta...Voh sarkar ko chunauti nahin de sakte...Muje agar commando action lena para to dhukhi man se loonga (arms cannot bring agreement...They cannot challenge the government...If I had to order commando action, I will be sad), Kataria said.
“They should not test our patience and limits... It (commando) could come any moment, he warned.”Kataria said in first two days of violence only 37 people including a policeman were killed in Bayana tehsil's villages and Sikandara. Of these the Gujjars were sitting with 6 bodies at Sikandara and 12 bodies at Pilupura (Pilukhera)-Dumariya, he said adding only 45 others were injured.The state government has possession of just 14 bodies awaiting verification by the relatives at the Sawai Man Singh hospital in Jaipur, Kataria said

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