Ashok Gehlot, Govind Singh Dotasra detained during Cong protest in Jaipur over SIR row

Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot and Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra were detained by police during a protest in Jaipur on Monday. The demonstration was organized against alleged vote theft and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Tika Ram Jully, the Leader of Opposition, and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Rajasthan Congress in-charge, were among the many party leaders and workers who joined the protest.

The demonstration began at Shaheed Smarak, where Congress leaders addressed the crowd and delivered demands for the resignation and arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protesters were met with multiple layers of barricades, and when they attempted to push through, police used water cannons to disperse them. A scuffle ensued, leading to more arrests.

Both Gehlot and Dotasra were taken to Vidyadhar Nagar police station but were later released. The Congress leaders accused the Election Commission of undermining voters' rights and claimed that the BJP was using electoral institutions to influence elections.