Gurjar leader to oppose Bharat Jodo Yatra if Sachin Pilot not made Rajasthan CM
Jaipur (PTI): Gurjar leader Vijay Singh Bainsla has threatened to oppose Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan unless his demand of making Sachin Pilot the chief minister is accepted besides resolution of other pending issues of his community.
He said leaders of the Gurjar Arakshan Sangharh Samiti will be on the ground from Wednesday to make preparations for stopping the yatra.
This is the second time that Bainsla had threatened to stop the yatra that will enter the state on December 3.
Bainsla told reporters in Dausa on Monday night that Gandhi should make Pilot the chief minister of Rajasthan.
"The current Congress government has completed four years, one year is left. Now Sachin Pilot should be made the chief minister. If Gandhi makes Pilot the chief minister, then you (Rahul Gandhi) is welcome, otherwise we will oppose," he said.
He said the community also demands the state government resolve their pending issues.
In a video statement after a meeting with community members on Monday, he said when Gandhi comes to Rajasthan, he should come with a Gurjar CM or with a reply over the issue.
He said the community had voted for the Congress in 2018 in the hope that a Gurjar will become the chief minister.
"We did not vote for making an MLA, we voted for making a Gurjar the CM," he said
"You made the MLA but when will you make the CM? We want a CM, Rahul Gandhi ji. When you come to Rajasthan on 3rd of December, you come either with a Gurjar CM or with a reply over Gurjar CM," he said.
He also accused the Congress government of not fulfilling promises made to the community and said various issues pertaining to them are pending with the government.
Gurjar leaders have been demanding quota in jobs and education in the state.
Bainsla had earlier also threatened to stop the yatra in the state.
Reacting to it, PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra had said no one has the courage to stop the yatra in the state.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra will enter from Jhalawar tentatively on December 3 and will cover parts of Jhalawar, Kota, Bundi, Sawaimadhopur, Dausa and Alwar in 20 days.
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New Delhi-based short film 'Anuja' earns nomination for Best Live Action Short at Oscars 2025
New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI): "Anuja", a New Delhi-set short film, on Thursday bagged a nomination in the Live Action Short category at the 97th Academy Awards.
"Anuja", directed by Adam J Graves and Suchitra Mattai, is pitted against “A Lien”,“I’m Not a Robot”, “The Last Ranger” and “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent” at the awards gala.
The nominations for the 2025 Oscars, which were twice postponed earlier this month due to wildfires in Los Angeles, were announced by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott.
"Anuja" follows a gifted nine-year-old Anuja, who must make a choice between education and factory work alongside her sister - a decision that will shape both their futures. It stars Sajda Pathan and Ananya Shanbhag.
The film has two-time Oscar winning producer Guneet Monga on board as executive producer and Hollywood star-writer Mindy Kaling as producer.
It is produced in collaboration with the Salaam Baalak Trust (SBT), a nonprofit founded by filmmaker Mira Nair's family in support of street and working children, alongside Shine Global, and Krushan Naik Films.
Recently, actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas boarded the project as an executive producer.
Besides "Anuja", "I Am Ready, Warden" is another movie with an India connect.
Nominated in the Documentary Short Film category, the film is directed by Indian-origin American filmmaker Smriti Mundhra.
"I Am Ready, Warden" is about Texas death row prisoner John Henry Ramirez who seeks redemption from his victim’s son in the days leading up to his execution in 2022.
The film is produced by Mundhra, Maya Gnyp, Keri Blakinger and Nina Anand Aujla.
Other nominees in the Documentary Short Film category are "Death by Numbers”,
"Incident”, “Instruments of a Beating Heart” and “The Only Girl in the Orchestra”.
Mundhra was earlier nominated in the same category for her film "St. Louis Superman" at the 2019 Oscars.
Many in India were looking out for Payal Kapadia's critically-acclaimed film "All We Imagine As Light" to bag a nomination at the Oscars but that didn't happen.
The film, which was overlooked as India's official entry in the Best International Feature category of the Oscars, charted history by becoming the first Indian title to win the Grand Prix Award at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024.
"All We Imagine As Light" is nominated for the Best Film Not in English Language at the 2025 BAFTA Film Awards.
The 2025 Academy Awards will be held on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Anuja has been nominated for the 97th Oscars in the Live Action Short Film category! ✨
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