Govt all set to control Gujjar Agitation in Ajmer

Rajasthan administration is all set to prevent any damage and end proposed gurjar agitation without any clash. Rajasthan administration on Tuesday imposed Section 144 in the district following the proposed Gujjar Maha Padav to be held on 26 March 2010. District collector Rajesh Yadav held a meeting of officials and asked them to remain alert in their region. He also directed that overloaded vehicles plying on the streets shall be seized. The situation is under control in the district and appropriate steps are being taken, the collector said. He asked patvaris and revenue officers to make regular visits to their areas and report suspicious things, if any, to the headquarters. He asked the police to take regular rounds of villages and alert the vigilance on highways. The district administration also called a meeting of Gujjar leaders to discuss the issue. The officials asked them not to participate in the agitation.
While Gujjars went to villages seeking the help of their community. They alleged that the government want to hinder their peaceful protest to get their rights. "It is a Gandhian way of showing the protest but if the government force us, then they will be responsible for the consequence," said Om Parkash Badana, in-charge of the Ajmer region of Gujjar Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti.
What is section 144: Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) empowers a district government to issue orders in public interest that may place a ban on an activity for a specific period of time extending to two months.