Rupala controversy: Kshatriyas hold Mahasammelan in Bardoli
Updated: Apr 29th, 2024
With elections around the corner in Gujarat, Kshatriya community stands firm on uprooting BJP in the state. The Rajputs, opposing Parshottam Rupala, the BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Rajkot, flocked in huge numbers to yet another ‘Asmita Mahasammelan’ in south Gujarat.
A huge number of saffron turban-clad Kshatriyas and women adorning saffron sarees gathered to hold a public meeting at the ground of Kedareshwar Mahadev Temple in Bardoli on Apr 28.
Speaking at Surat’s Bardoli, Rajput Sankalan Samiti spokesperson, Karansinh Chavda said, “We are not going to let you (BJP) win, you have dishonoured our women, we will not spare those who come for our integrity.”
The Kshatriya community unanimously decided to reach their respective polling booths at 7 a.m. on May 7 and cast their vote against BJP.
Kshatriyas across south Gujarat including Bharuch and Vapi, showed up at Bardoli Mahasammelan.
Chavda sarcastically thanked BJP leader Parshottam Rupala and said that because of his derogatory remark on the community ‘the whole clan has met in unison today’.
“Our weapons are our votes now, not swords and spears,” Chavda added.
Kshatriyas have decided to cut votes on 10 out of 25 seats of BJP in Gujarat.
Another speaker at the event, Truptiba Raol, women president of Gujarat Rajput Samaj Institutions said, “This is a fight for democracy and not a fight of casteism. But it is indeed a fight of pride for the caste. We will fight using our voting rights.”
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