Click to play videoNew Delhi: The Delhi bandh called by the Gurjar community might have been called off after the successful talks with Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje. But for most office goers and commuters, it was a rather tough Monday morning.
“I have been refusing all the appointments. Buy the emergency cases cannot wait. I wonder whether we are living in a civilized society or a jungle,” said Physician Arun Kumar who had to face Gurjar anger on the streets of Delhi.
Gurjars across the capital set buses on fire, held up traffic with burning tires on arterial roads while marching on streets shouting slogans in support of their clansmen in Rajasthan. Most of the highways connecting Delhi with the National Capital Region (NCR) were blocked.
“We have been stuck here for over 45 minutes. Traffic is blocked and we are told Gurjars have set on fire a bus somewhere ahead,” said a Delhi commuter. For school and college students, reaching on time for the exam seemed impossible due to the riots. “I've been here since 7:30 in the morning. My son has to give an exam at 10:30 and we are still stuck here,” said one harried parent in the capital. “Police is allowing some of the vehicles while stopping others. No body is there to even tell us whether the route is clear or not,” said another.
Protesting Gurjars, who are concentrated along Delhi’s borders, blocked almost all the highways leading to Delhi on Monday. They blocked the MG Road towards Gurgaon and Jaipur, Badarpur border connecting the capital with Agra, Mathura and Lukhnow and also disrupted traffic along Loni border and Anand Vihar entry connecting Delhi and Ghaziabad.
Delhi Police and Paramilitary forces were deployed on the trouble prone areas since early morning. The cops used tear gas and water cannons in some places to control the crowds. However, by mid-day the protests died down bringing things back to normal.
Gurjars have called off their agitation but what’s unfortunate is that every time a community goes on a rampage to meet their demands, it’s the civil and harmless Delhiites who bear the brunt.
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