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Ahir Regiment agitation
Country India
RoleInfantry

The Ahir Regiment, and Ahirwal rifles, are proposed infantry regiment of the Indian Army that has been requested by the Yadav community.[1][2][3]

1962 India-China War memorial, Called as Ahir Dham

Demand for a new regiment[edit]

In Jaipur, Rajasthan on 16th April 2023 more than 2 lakh Ahir gather for the formation of Ahir regiment and Ahirwal rifles with regiment centre at Jaipur by centre in the presence of Yogendra Singh Yadav, Mahant Balaknath Alwar lok sabha ex-MP and Tijara MLA, Rajender Singh Yadav ex-minister in Rajasthan, Manish Yadav Shahpura, Jaipur MLA and ex-cabinet minister captain Ajay Singh Yadav and Rao Dan Singh from Haryana. [4] In Haryana, some Ahir people marched on the Delhi-Gurugram expressway, demanding for the formation of the new regiment.[5] Arvind Kumar Sharma, a Member of Parliament from Rohtak, Haryana,[6] Ashok Gehlot, the current chief minister of Rajasthan,[7] Dinesh Lal Yadav, member of the parliament of Lok Sabha,[8] Kamal Nath, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, and Vivek Tankha wrote letters to the government to form the regiment.[9][10][11]

Rao Inderjit Singh, the Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation and a member of the parliament from Gurgaon, Haryana, has given full support to the demand for the creation of the Ahir Regiment in the Indian Army.[12][13] Samajwadi Party president and former chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav had promised during the 2019 Indian general election to form regiment if he comes to powers.[14][15]

Rezang La War Memorial at Rewari in Haryana

Manoj Jha, a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India from Bihar, has raised the issue on the Ahir regiment to form the regiment due to the historical army background of the community.[16][17] Hanuman Beniwal, a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha from Nagaur, Rajasthan, has written a letter to Rajnath Singh, the Defence Minister of India, to create a new infantry in the Indian Army for the Yadav community like the caste-based Jat and Rajput Regiments.[18]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Why Yadavs are agitating for an Ahir regiment in Indian Army". www.indiatoday.in. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Yadavs Demand Ahir Regiment In Army, Stage 'Indefinite' Protest At Delhi-Gurugram Expressway". www.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. ^ "मध्य प्रदेश से अहीर रेजीमेंट के लिए अरुण यादव ने नारा किया बुलंद". www.etvbharat.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. ^ https://www.jagran.com/lite/rajasthan/jaipur-cm-ashok-gehlot-decided-to-set-up-shri-krishna-board-in-rajasthan-23453142.html
  5. ^ "Why Is Haryana's Ahir Community Demanding a Separate Regiment in the Army?". www.thequint.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  6. ^ "सांसद अरविंद शर्मा ने एक बार फिर से उठाई अहीर रेजिमेंट बनाने की मांग". haryana.punjabkesari.in. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Eyeing Yadav votes in Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot announces Shri Krishna Board, backs call for Ahir regiment in Army". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  8. ^ "'अगर सेना में बनी अहीर रेजीमेंट तो कांप जाएगी चीन की रूह'- लोकसभा में बोले दिनेश लाल यादव". hindi.news18.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  9. ^ "अहीर रेजिमेंट की मांग को लेकर भोपाल में हजारों की संख्या में जमा हुए यादव समाज ने किया शक्ति प्रदर्शन". hindi.oneindia.com. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  10. ^ "MP Budget 2023: सेना में अहीर रेजिमेंट बनाने की मांग ने पकड़ा जोर, कांग्रेस विधायक के समर्थन में आए सांसद". www.abplive.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  11. ^ "कमलनाथ ने पीएम मोदी को लिखा खत, MP में चुनाव से पहले की ये बड़ी मांग". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Fully support creation of Ahir Regiment in Army: Union minister Rao Inderjit Singh". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Can Ahir Have a seprate caste-based Regiment in Indian Army". www.jagran.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Akhilesh Yadav released sp manifesto demands Ahir Regiment in Indian Army". www.jansatta.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Samajwadi Party manifesto in 2019 general elections". inshorts.com.
  16. ^ "Manoj Jha of the RJD had also raised this issue in Parliament during the ongoing Budget Session". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  17. ^ "अहीर रेजिमेंट की स्थापना के लिए होगा अांदाेलन". www.bhaskar.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  18. ^ "सांसद बेनीवाल ने अहीर रेजिमेंट के गठन की मांग को लेकर PM मोदी व रक्षा मंत्री राजनाथ सिंह को लिखा पत्र". politalks.news. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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