Gurjars Lionize Bainsla with statue inside tiger territory

May 31, 2026

Jaipur: Defying objections from the district administration and the forest department, the Gujjar community Saturday unveiled statues of its late leader Col Kirori Singh Bainsla and two others at Kushalipura village in Sawai Madhopur, in land falling within the Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH) of the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.

Vijay Bainsla defended the move, saying the platform on saying the platform on which the statues have been erected was constructed by the govt. He also alleged that local BJP MLA Jitendra Gothwal had assured the community that the installation would be facilitated, but failed to act on the promise