Congress leaders, some students detained ahead of Amit Shah’s Alwar visit

Rajasthan Police detained a number of Congress leaders and students ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Alwar on Sunday. The Congress claimed that around two dozen party leaders and students were detained, while the police maintained that only 7-8 individuals were taken into custody.

Congress workers reported that party's Khairthal Tijara district president Balram Yadav was among those detained, along with his supporters. Yadav had reached a hotel for a meal on Saturday afternoon when he was apprehended by the police at the hotel and subsequently brought to the Khairthal police station on Sunday morning. According to Ramniwas, a Khairthal Tijara Congress worker, around two dozen party workers and students are currently under detention at the Khairthal police station.

Yadav had criticized the Home Minister for not answering Opposition questions in Parliament regarding the use of pellet guns on protesting students at Jantar Mantar. He argued that the Home Minister should be held accountable for his actions and that the country's youth will protest against him if they do not receive answers to their questions during his visit. When Yadav was detained at the hotel, he questioned the authorities about the number of people who would be arrested.

According to Khairthal Tijara Additional SP Jaya Singh, around 7-8 persons were detained at the Khairthal police station, as they might have obstructed Amit Shah's visit. Singh denied that the workers were detained at the hotel itself on Saturday, stating that they had gone there for a meeting and were not detained there.