The houses of former MLA and ex-MLA, both dalits’, were set fire

The homes of a sitting and a former MLA, both dalits, were burned down by a violent mob on Tuesday afternoon in the Hindaun town in Karauli district of Rajasthan following which curfew was  in order  the area, a senior official said.

A mob nearly about 5,000 people set fire on the houses of sitting MLA Rajkumari Jatav and former MLA Bharosilal Jatav in the Hindaun City, district collector, Karauli, Abhimanyu Kumar stated.

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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 organizations.