Minister’s protest in support of sanitation workers creates political storm in Rajasthan
The protest was called off after about five hours when Additional District Magistrate Yogesh Dagur reached the site with five appointment letters
On August 12, 2026, Rajasthan Minister of State for Forest Sanjay Sharma staged a protest outside Alwar's Municipal Corporation to support sanitation workers demanding appointment letters from a 2012 recruitment drive. The protest sparked a political storm as local Congress leaders joined Sharma and clashed with his supporters. The sanitation workers' union had agreed to appoint 69 candidates out of the original 329, but the municipal authorities reportedly backed away from the appointments.
Sharma blamed the Alwar Collector and the Municipal Commissioner for the delay, vowing to stay at the protest site until the workers received their appointment letters. The opposition Congress targeted the BJP government, accusing bureaucracy of becoming too powerful for ministers to be heard, while former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot criticized the system as corrupt and out of control.
The protest ended after five hours when Additional District Magistrate Yogesh Dagur arrived with five appointment letters, which Sharma handed over to sanitation workers' representatives.
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