Karni Sena to produce a film based on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's mother.. - Page 4

Originally posted by: Pehchaan.Kaun

Came across a post in fb, Sanjay Leela Bhansali single-handedly managed to do what Congress couldnt do for 4 yrs i.e. turning many neutral or pro-BJP into anti-BJP. To think that our govt is pro such fanatics is itself to be ashamed of !

Originally posted by: rukawatklyekhed

The origin of the Karni Sena can be traced to attempts by the Rajput leader Lokendra Singh Kalvi to mobilise the Rajput community in 2005.^[1] The organisation was formed in on 23 September 2006 in Jhotwara locality of Jaipur,^[2] by unemployed Rajput youth.^[3] The central aim of the newly-formed organisation was to demand caste-based reservation for Rajputs in government jobs and education. Its other objectives included ending the alleged "sidelining of Rajput figures in textbooks" and help elect Rajput legislators in the government.^[2]

The first President of the organisation was Ajeet Singh Mamdoli. During the 2008 Rajasthan Assembly elections, the group supported the Indian National Congress on the condition that the party would give a specified number of tickets to Rajput candidates.^[2] At that time, Kalvi was associated with the Congress, and Mamdoli wanted a Congress ticket to contest the election.^[3] According to Mamdoli, Kalvi was concerned about his growing political clout, which led to differences between the two leaders, and a split in the group.^[1] Kalvi later left the group, and in 2010, he joined Congress, and formed a new faction. Mamdoli filed a case against Kalvi's group, claiming that he had registered the name "Shri Rajput Karni Sena"; as of 2018, the case is sub-judice.^[2]