At a time when Rajasthan is on the boil, the sudden removal of the state's Director General of Police A S Gill has sent shockwaves. The decision comes when violence by Gujjars demanding ST status has ravaged Rajasthan and not surprisingly, the move, reportedly at the behest of a coterie that surrounds the chief minister, has been bitterly opposed by senior members in Vasundhara Raje's own Cabinet.