How the Diamond Industry came to monopolize the politics of Gujjarat ?This is a Sociological Essay on Diamond Business:------------------Sir, we are talking of discrimination on basis of religion. here the entire Diamond business is monopolized by the Patels from Saurashtra region of Gujarat. There were all castes and communities in the business. Earlier before the Patels penetrated into this business , the Jains were masters of the business. Then Patels made a small beginning in the business by training 4 Patels in polishing the diamonds in Bombay , The 4 prepared 4 x 4 x 4x 4 x4 . This arithmetic went on and on and a time came when more than 50 % of the diamond polishers ( we called them Hira Ghasus and were not fit for giving status and respect ). Then slowly tjhe Patels went on acquiring small polishing factories , then they expanded the small factories and grabbed whole-sale market of rough diamond. What is a rough diamond ? The diamond are mined from mines of Africa , they are in rough shape and appearance , they are to be cut into various sizes and each rough diamond is to be polished on a ghanti, a circular revolving metalic plate, After polishing it from all direction , a diamond gets ready for ornamental or machine uses. Why machines also ? There are machines which have different parts in it and some parts are to be kept separate and also in touch with each other and so, some device is to be placed between them that can bear the weight and shock, This is called " Tolerance of the device " , Since the Diamonds were there in the earth since thousands of years , they absorbed tremendous tolerance power . It is here that the diamonds having enough tolerance are placed in the machineries. If the diamonds are raw or duplicate they cannot bear the weight and shock and the machines crumble. Some Patels expertised in manufacturing duplicate diamonds and mixed them with the natural diamonds and made too much fast money . This dishonest practice was called " Badla diamond business ". Now the Patels set their sights on corporatising small and medium factories and many many such units were assimilated into the big factories, the owners of such factories were made to work as managers in the Corporate Factories, such Big Diamond Houses employ 5000 or more workers, They are not given any benefits of leave, PF, housing etc and great exploitation with the blessings of Govts go on since years. Since there were lakhs of workers in a small area, a well oiled Constitutuency for political motives was immly prepared and the diamond merchants became big Political Leaders and are monopolising political diaspora in Gujarat. Count the number of Patels of Saurashtra and Madhya Gujarat in Guj Govt and see their portfolios. All powerful portfolios are grabbed by them .-------------------------- The Patels who worked as Ganotiyas ( Share Croppers ) on the farms of the Xatriyas in Saurashtra, were over night turned into owners of the lands, on account of Bombay Govt.'s policy of " One who cultivates farm, is owner of the farm --- in simple Gujarati it is called " Khede teni Jamin " The Agriculture Minister was Morarji Desai and CM was Balasaheb Kher. They turned this army of slaves working on the farms of the Darbars ( Rajputs ) into Jamindars and Farmers . ------ After bringing the entire business under their feet, the real character of Patels started shining. There are two sub-castes in Patels , one is Kadva Patels and 2 Leuva Patels. The Leuva Patels in earlier times centuries back migrated from central Asia and we re violent in nature. The Kadva Patels were rather locals but a cultured lot. The Leuvas started cornering money and became wealthier , The kadva patels are middle class , shop owners,doing small businesses but living within cultured limits. It is not so with the leuvas. The leuvas as they drove away different castes and communities ( there were all castes and sub castes like Shudras, SCs, Muslims in the business as small or medium factory owners then , but these Patels drove them out of the business . Well how ? Once whole sale business came into their hands , they stopped giving rough diamonds to these non-Patel communities, they were starved of raw material and their labourers deserted them and joined the factories of the Patels. Virtually , the non-Patels were wiped out from the Diamond Business. They selected either , except Muslims, to join Patel Empire or 2 started doing other businesses. Some became ricksawwala, some pan pattiwalas etc. Now the Leuvas did the same thing with their Kadva patels and drove them out of the Diamond Business. ---------- The Indian Constitution dictates abolition Caste System while this Diamond Induastry is rooted in Caste System only. People of a particular caste are recruited as labourers, Managers and now we see in recent happening that the Industry's leading Light had adopted Communal color . As such the Diamond Industry us a fraud on Constitution . This Diamond Business is a shame on India's Secular Constitution.
Bharatbhai R PandyaThis Diamond Business is a shame on India's Secular Constitution .
Bharatbhai R PandyaThis Diamond Business is a shame on India's Secular Constitution .
Bharatbhai R Pandya
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