Stones pelted at police in Jodhpur day after clashes over loudspeaker on Eid
India Today
In Rajasthan's Jodhpur, stones have been hurled at the police after clashes had erupted on Monday night over a flag and loudspeaker.
After Monday's clashes in Rajasthan's Jodhpur, stones have been pelted at the police today at Jalori Gate, compelling the police to resort to lathi-charge.
On Monday, a dispute started over the removal of the Hindu flag and installation of a Muslim flag at the Jalori Gate intersection. A banner was also put up near Jalori circle and a loudspeaker was installed.
As per reports, people of one community started raising slogans after a flag was put up on the statue of freedom fighter Bal Mukund Bissa and a banner related to Eid was strung up on the circle at Jalori.
The demonstrators removed the flag and banner, causing an uproar. The members of the other community got angry and clashes broke out between the two groups.
Stones were pelted from both sides, vehicles were damaged, the crowd even took down the loudspeaker. The police resorted to lobbing tear gas shells to bring the crowd under control.
As the crowd swelled, police cleared out the area.
