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Koli community has little voice in Gujarat politics despite one-third vote and population

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The Koli community accounts for one-third of the population of Gujarat and has an equal vote share in the state. They can influence election results in 82 assembly seats with their domination over 44-45 seats, yet they have very little say in the leading political discourse and state politics.

As per youth leaders of the community, this is an outcome of the poor literacy rate in the community and socially and economically weak sub-caste based divisions within the community as community bigwigs are focused on their individual progress and not of the upliftment of the entire community.

Community youth leaders are trying to unite community members but the influential ones within are splitting them on the basis of sub-castes like Talapada Koli, Chuvalia Koli, Kedia Koli, Koli Patel etc. But now the youths have decided to fight them because “our existence and political weightage are at stake,” said Ranji Solanki, national president of New Samaj Koli Kranti Sena.

He cited two instances: recently, in the Jamraval municipal elections in Devbhumi Dwarka district, Koli community members contested under Vyavastha Parivartan Party symbol (VPP). It got a thumping majority as out of the 33 seats, 31 went to the Koli community and candidates of VPP. The BJP and the Congress were routed.

Citing the second instance, Solanki said that “On May 18, we will lay the foundation stone of a school funded by a Koli charitable trust in Surendranagar. This will be a primary school and as more funds come, the school will be upgraded to senior levels. The community has decided that no political leaders invited for the occasion will be seated on the stage – they will be in the audience with other ordinary community members.”

“Along the Saurashtra coast in Rajkot, Surendranagar, Ahmedabad, Botad, Morbi districts, and in Bharuch, Surat, Valsad, Navsari cities in South Gujarat, the Koli community has dominance over many assembly seats. If political parties do not field Koli candidates then they can get defeated. But this is not happening because the community lacks unity. Various groups are now working to unite the entire community,” says Ranchhod Ughreja, president of Koli Thakor Sena, Rajkot.

He and other community members realise that “The way to unite the community is by means of literacy and socio-economic development. So, groups within the community are working on it, setting up educational institutes, spreading awareness about the need for education for the next generation. Once this and financial stability is achieved, it will be easy to unite the community,” believes Ughreja.

“The tug of war between two stalwarts, Akhil Bharatiya Koli Samaj President Ajit Patel and former minister Kunvarji Bavaliya has intensified and it will have a detrimental impact on the political weightage in the upcoming assembly elections,” fears Jethabha Jora who has been serving the community for more than three decades.

“Political parties hardly field 15 to 20 candidates. Though the community is decisive in 44 to 45 seats, internal fights between leaders take precedence over fighting for the community’s right and due representation,” said a Koli community leader requesting anonymity.

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Now in 17 districts of Uttar Pradesh, parking a vehicle outside the house will be charged. Yogi Government

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Now in 17 districts of Uttar Pradesh, parking a vehicle outside the house will be charged. Yogi government has taken this decision. This rule will apply to those people who do not have parking space in their house and they park their vehicle outside. The Municipal Corporation administration will create parking space for vehicles at night. Parking facility will also be provided under the flyover during festivals in crowded cities. Vehicles parked outside the house.

The cabinet of the Yogi government has approved the ‘UP Municipal Corporation (Construction, Maintenance and Operation of Parking Space) Rules-2025’. The Urban Development Department has also issued its notification. Now in 17 districts of UP, people will have to pay money to park their vehicle outside their house. The government has also fixed the parking rates. However, contract will not be given for parking in green areas. Parking rates for cities with less than 10 lakh population, time duration, two wheeler, four wheeler, 1 hour, Rs 5, Rs 10, 2 hours, Rs 20, 24 hours, Rs 40, Rs 80, monthly pass, Rs 600, Rs 1200

This facility will first start in Lucknow, Kanpur, Ayodhya, Aligarh, Agra, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Prayagraj, Firozabad, Bareilly, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Varanasi, Shahjahanpur and Saharanpur. A 12-member committee will be formed in every municipal corporation. The chairman of this committee will be the Municipal Commissioner. The Assistant Engineer will be made the Member Secretary. This committee will make a list of possible places for parking within 90 days. Also, licenses will be issued to develop parking facilities under the PPP (Public-Private Partnership) model. PPP model means that the government and private companies will jointly build parking.

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Hundreds of Congressmen participated in this foot march, raising slogans of Pakistan Murdabad and Hindustan Zindabad.

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According to Kangra Rural District President Sandeep Shukla, the whole country is raising questions on how Trump, sitting across the seven seas, announced the agreement between India and Pakistan, did our government not have any information about it till then or was our government asleep. Citing the time when Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister in 1971, he said that even during that period, America had stopped India from mediating in the ongoing war between Pakistan and Bangladesh and asked it to step back, but Iron Lady Indira Gandhi gave a befitting reply and outright rejected the mediation of a third country between the two countries.

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Maharashtra: Conspiracy to spread religious hatred foiled, one arrested

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Mumbai: Uncovering a conspiracy to spread religious hatred in Mumbai, Maharashtra, the cyber department has claimed to have arrested a chartered accountant who tried to disturb law and order by circulating derogatory images of Hindu deities on social media. After this, the police took the matter seriously and solved the case. Maharashtra Cyber ​​has claimed to have arrested a person for insulting Hindu deities and making obscene images viral on social media. The arrest has been made in the case of spreading religious hatred and trying to create unrest on social media. Maharashtra Cyber ​​has registered a case under sections 1963, 294, 299 of the BNS and the IT Act. The accused has also shared obscene and nude images and videos of Hindu deities on social media and websites, which created a problem of order and discipline.

After the arrest of the accused, his mobile phone has been sent for forensic examination. Along with this, 6 X-accounts have also been identified on which Hindu deities were insulted and obscene images were made viral. In this case, 7 Twitter X-accounts have also been identified, which are fake accounts. This action was taken to spread religious hatred and unrest in Maharashtra, along with disturbing law and order. Maharashtra Cyber ​​has taken action in this case where pictures and videos of deities were made viral to deify them. The accused has been identified as a 39-year-old chartered accountant and further investigation has been initiated, informed Additional DG of Maharashtra Cyber ​​Cell, Yashasvi Yadav.

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