Farmers Movement Archive

Rajasthan: BJP, Congress cross swords over Tikait’s convoy attack

JAIPUR: Tatarpur police have arrested 16 youths in connection with an attack on the convoy of Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait till Saturday. Tikait’s convoy was attacked by a group of youngsters who pelted stones, ink, damaged window panes of cars and attempted to snatch the rifle of security personnel at Tatarpur Circle in Alwar while they were on their way to Bansur for a mahapanchayat on Friday. The incident soon turned into a political controversy after Tikait held local BJP leaders responsible for the attack. Yesterday, chief minister Ashok Gehlot tweeted in which he condemned the attack and blamed BJP leaders for the misconduct. He assured strict action against the culprits. The local Congress leaders swung into action by floating the pictures of the main accused, former student union president of Raj Rishi Bhartrihari Matsya University (RRBMU) Alwar, Kuldeep Yadav, with BJP state president Satish Poonia and Alwar MP Baba Balak Nath. BJP responded by sharing Yadav’s picture with Congress candidate from Behror’s RC Yadav and former Jaipur collector Jagroop Yadav to associate the accused with the Congress. The report says that the Yadav oath-taking ceremony was attended by Congress candidate from Behror RC Yadav while his office inaugural ceremony was attended by BJP state president Satish Poonia in 2019. Yadav had defeated ABVP candidate Rahul Jaiman in the polls is said to have cordial relations with both the parties’ local leaders. Both the parties are downplaying the pictures of Yadav with their leaders calling it normal practice for the visitors of clicking pictures with them. Police claimed that none of them are position holders in any political party and is trying to find out what prompted these youths to attack the farmer leader who has been active in the area for the past two months. Three accused identified by the police are not yet arrested by the police. The FIR was filed by farmer leader Balbir Yadav in the evening and some sections were added later in the night. The arrested accused were booked undersections 307, 398,332,53,145, 46,47,48,49,323,41, 506, and 427 of the IPC.

The Times of India

2021-04-04

Jaipur