06-06-2007, 12:07 AM
Mark my word, one day she will be India's PM.
Not because of this episode, but she is very smart, talented woman with vision of Mahan Bharat.
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Lokpal Sethi | Jaipur
How Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje managed to win over the recalcitrant Gujjar leaders? Was it her negotiating skills or the food served by her daughter-in-law Niharika Singh, who belongs to Gujjar community, to the leaders of the Gujjars that helped achieve truce on Monday?
According to CMO sources, it was her 'personalised approach' by involving her family members and a selected few officials that has helped bring Gujjar Sangharash Samiti chief Col Kirori Singh Bainsla to the negotiating table and call off the agitation.Â
Right from the beginning of the discussions, Raje had ensured that a few of her relatives should be around when the negotiations were going on. Main among them was the wife of her son Dushyant Singh, Niharika Singh.
There was a clear division within the Samiti leadership. The hardliners led by Dr Roop Singh had an upper hand and had even walked out of the fourth round of talks on Saturday. He had also announced that the next round of talks would take place only in Patoli, where Col Bainsla was camping with the bodies of victims of firing on May 29, along with his supporters.
<b>The Chief Minister had deputed two officials - Abhaya Kumar, the former Collector of Dausa and CB Sharma, the former District Superintendent of Police - to remain in constant touch with Col Bainsla</b>. They were trying to persuade the former war veteran to join the talks. The Ministers and officials, who were part of the Raje's negotiating team, were confident of a positive outcome if the senior Gujjar leader agreed for talks.
On his part, Col Bainsla was not averse to talks, but he wanted the situation to be conducive for that. Moreover, he told the officials that he was surrounded by thousands of youth who would not allow him to move out from there.
According to sources, when Dr Roop Singh was announcing in Jaipur that further talks would take place only at Patoli, Bainsla, through these officials conveyed to the Chief Minister that he was willing to come to Jaipur. But when he did not turn up till late in the night, the Raje camp got a bit upset.
But he did not disappoint them completely. He sent across a message through officials that he would leave for Jaipur after the sunset, when the crowd was manageable.
Finally, when the senior Gujjar leader reached Jaipur, Raje and her party colleagues felt they had won half the battle. The former was more amiable and understanding. They were confident that he would not stick to the demand that the Government should give in writing its recommendation for their inclusion in the ST category.
After he reached the official residence of the Chief Minister in the Civil Lines, Raje had two-hour-long one-on-one with him. By noon, all the ten Gujjar leaders of the delegation were invited for lunch. <b>To their surprise, the host was none other than Niharika Singh, the wife of Dushyant Singh. All the leaders, including the hardliners, were floored by this.</b>
The first draft of the agreement was discussed over the lunch. When the Samiti leaders expressed their consent, an officer, who is considered to be an expert on preparing drafts, was put on the task to prepare the final draft.
<b>When the Chief Minister was busy negotiating, two senior party leaders from Delhi, Gopinath Munde, former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashra and now in charge of Rajasthan, and Ananth Kumar, were spending time with Ministers and MLAs from Meena and Gujjar communities. They were persuading them not to oppose the agreement.</b>
<b>Another senior leader and spokesman of the party, Prakash Javadekar was given the job of handling the media. </b>
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Not because of this episode, but she is very smart, talented woman with vision of Mahan Bharat.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Raje's charisma, skills brought about Gujjar truce </b>
Lokpal Sethi | Jaipur
How Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje managed to win over the recalcitrant Gujjar leaders? Was it her negotiating skills or the food served by her daughter-in-law Niharika Singh, who belongs to Gujjar community, to the leaders of the Gujjars that helped achieve truce on Monday?
According to CMO sources, it was her 'personalised approach' by involving her family members and a selected few officials that has helped bring Gujjar Sangharash Samiti chief Col Kirori Singh Bainsla to the negotiating table and call off the agitation.Â
Right from the beginning of the discussions, Raje had ensured that a few of her relatives should be around when the negotiations were going on. Main among them was the wife of her son Dushyant Singh, Niharika Singh.
There was a clear division within the Samiti leadership. The hardliners led by Dr Roop Singh had an upper hand and had even walked out of the fourth round of talks on Saturday. He had also announced that the next round of talks would take place only in Patoli, where Col Bainsla was camping with the bodies of victims of firing on May 29, along with his supporters.
<b>The Chief Minister had deputed two officials - Abhaya Kumar, the former Collector of Dausa and CB Sharma, the former District Superintendent of Police - to remain in constant touch with Col Bainsla</b>. They were trying to persuade the former war veteran to join the talks. The Ministers and officials, who were part of the Raje's negotiating team, were confident of a positive outcome if the senior Gujjar leader agreed for talks.
On his part, Col Bainsla was not averse to talks, but he wanted the situation to be conducive for that. Moreover, he told the officials that he was surrounded by thousands of youth who would not allow him to move out from there.
According to sources, when Dr Roop Singh was announcing in Jaipur that further talks would take place only at Patoli, Bainsla, through these officials conveyed to the Chief Minister that he was willing to come to Jaipur. But when he did not turn up till late in the night, the Raje camp got a bit upset.
But he did not disappoint them completely. He sent across a message through officials that he would leave for Jaipur after the sunset, when the crowd was manageable.
Finally, when the senior Gujjar leader reached Jaipur, Raje and her party colleagues felt they had won half the battle. The former was more amiable and understanding. They were confident that he would not stick to the demand that the Government should give in writing its recommendation for their inclusion in the ST category.
After he reached the official residence of the Chief Minister in the Civil Lines, Raje had two-hour-long one-on-one with him. By noon, all the ten Gujjar leaders of the delegation were invited for lunch. <b>To their surprise, the host was none other than Niharika Singh, the wife of Dushyant Singh. All the leaders, including the hardliners, were floored by this.</b>
The first draft of the agreement was discussed over the lunch. When the Samiti leaders expressed their consent, an officer, who is considered to be an expert on preparing drafts, was put on the task to prepare the final draft.
<b>When the Chief Minister was busy negotiating, two senior party leaders from Delhi, Gopinath Munde, former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashra and now in charge of Rajasthan, and Ananth Kumar, were spending time with Ministers and MLAs from Meena and Gujjar communities. They were persuading them not to oppose the agreement.</b>
<b>Another senior leader and spokesman of the party, Prakash Javadekar was given the job of handling the media. </b>
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