Centre monitoring situation linked to communal tension in Rajasthan, confirm MHA officials
The MHA will be watching the situation closely, and getting inputs from the authorities.
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Jodhpur, May 4: The Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a detailed report from the Rajasthan government over communal tension in the state's Jodhpur district. The MHA is also "watching the situation closely" and getting inputs from the state's administrative and police authorities.
Gehlot, on Tuesday, appealed to the people to maintain peace and harmony, and has sent two ministers Rajendra Yadav and Subhash Garg, ACS home Abhay Kumar and ADG Law and Order Hawa Singh Ghumaria to Jodhpur. Tensions broke out past Monday midnight over putting up of Islamic flags on the Jalori gate circle here, which led to stone pelting in which five policemen were injured.
As many as 97 people have been arrested so far in connection with communal clashes over hoisting of a flag before Eid in Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's constituency Jodhpur where curfew continued in 10 police station areas for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.
Nearly 1000 policemen have been deployed to maintain law and order. The Jodhpur deputy commissioner of police had issued orders imposing a curfew besides suspending mobile internet services.
Gehlot, on Tuesday, appealed to the people to maintain peace and harmony, and has sent two ministers Rajendra Yadav and Subhash Garg, ACS home Abhay Kumar and ADG Law and Order Hawa Singh Ghumaria to Jodhpur. Tensions broke out past Monday midnight over putting up of Islamic flags on the Jalori gate circle here, which led to stone pelting in which five policemen were injured.
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The situation was brought under control in the early hours on Tuesday with heavy deployment of police but tensions escalated again in the morning after prayers at an Eidgah.
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