Jaipur: The houses of a Dalit BJP MLA and a Congress ex-MLA were set on fire by a mob of 5,000 people in Rajasthan’s Hindaun a day after Dalits carried out Bharat Bandh. Police said traders associations and upper castes in the area were agitated and tried to enter localities dominated by SC/ST. A curfew has been imposed in the area.
While Rajkumari Jatav is from the ruling BJP, Bharosilal Jatav is a former Congress legislator who also served as a minister in the state. The incident occurred a day after Rajasthan and several other states saw large scale protests and violence during a bandh called by Dalit organisations.