The Jat community in Rajasthan are a divided lot. The Jat community which had been backing the Congress and is considered the of Congress are now supporting four different parties including the Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal and Om Prakash Chautala's Indian National Lok Dal.
While the general secretary of All India Jat Mahasabha (AIJM) Yudhvir Singh has categorically stated that the AIJM will not issue any guidelines on the issue of supporting any party or any candidate as it is a social organisation, he overruled the statement of the patriarch of the community Gyan Prakash Pilania, who had categorically stated that the community will not support both INLD and RLD. Yudhvir Singh when asked whether they consider BJP president Vasundhara Raje a Jat as she is married to a Jat principality of Dholpur, he replied that as she was married to a Jat the community would accept her as "Bahu". Pilania’s statement was opposed by the RLD supporters and they questioned the authority of Pilania to issue such statement.
While the RLD workers were vociferous in their protest, the INLD did not react as vehemently as RLD. After Yudhvir Singh issued show cause notice to the president of Rajasthan Jat Mahasabha under the aegis of which the statement was issued by Pilania, a greatly disturbed Pilania said the Jat community of the state have contributed during the freedom movement and have also been active in politics for over five decade now. There is no dearth of leadership within the community in the state and it would not like outsiders to come and do politics in the state. Pilania was critical of Ajit Singh and said the Rajasthan Jat Sabha will not allow Ajit Singh to have his base in the state. "Let me be specific and I would like to state that Rajasthan cannot become a colony of any party as it’s not a political orphanage." added Pilania.
However, Rajaram Meel's stand on INLD and RLD has irked the community. The Jats feel that Pilania is guided by Meel and as Meel, who is a liquor contractor is opposed to one of the son of Chautala, who also has interest in liquor business, Meel is opposing INLD. Meel did not reply to the notice served on him by the AIJM. A large number of Jat leaders were present when former Union minister Jagdeep Dhankar joined the BJP on Friday. The large presence of Jat leaders at Dhankhar's function was a small hint that the Jats may support the BJP. But more than 30 Congress MLAs are Jats and they would contest the forthcoming Assembly elections once again.
Would the Jat community not support their brethrens again? Its a million dollar question. The wise among the community is against showing any solidarity of the community as it would antagonise other communities and they may collectively decide to oppose a Jat.
While the general secretary of All India Jat Mahasabha (AIJM) Yudhvir Singh has categorically stated that the AIJM will not issue any guidelines on the issue of supporting any party or any candidate as it is a social organisation, he overruled the statement of the patriarch of the community Gyan Prakash Pilania, who had categorically stated that the community will not support both INLD and RLD. Yudhvir Singh when asked whether they consider BJP president Vasundhara Raje a Jat as she is married to a Jat principality of Dholpur, he replied that as she was married to a Jat the community would accept her as "Bahu". Pilania’s statement was opposed by the RLD supporters and they questioned the authority of Pilania to issue such statement.
While the RLD workers were vociferous in their protest, the INLD did not react as vehemently as RLD. After Yudhvir Singh issued show cause notice to the president of Rajasthan Jat Mahasabha under the aegis of which the statement was issued by Pilania, a greatly disturbed Pilania said the Jat community of the state have contributed during the freedom movement and have also been active in politics for over five decade now. There is no dearth of leadership within the community in the state and it would not like outsiders to come and do politics in the state. Pilania was critical of Ajit Singh and said the Rajasthan Jat Sabha will not allow Ajit Singh to have his base in the state. "Let me be specific and I would like to state that Rajasthan cannot become a colony of any party as it’s not a political orphanage." added Pilania.
However, Rajaram Meel's stand on INLD and RLD has irked the community. The Jats feel that Pilania is guided by Meel and as Meel, who is a liquor contractor is opposed to one of the son of Chautala, who also has interest in liquor business, Meel is opposing INLD. Meel did not reply to the notice served on him by the AIJM. A large number of Jat leaders were present when former Union minister Jagdeep Dhankar joined the BJP on Friday. The large presence of Jat leaders at Dhankhar's function was a small hint that the Jats may support the BJP. But more than 30 Congress MLAs are Jats and they would contest the forthcoming Assembly elections once again.
Would the Jat community not support their brethrens again? Its a million dollar question. The wise among the community is against showing any solidarity of the community as it would antagonise other communities and they may collectively decide to oppose a Jat.
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