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Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot in his tweets has called the clashes between two groups “unfortunate” and said the administration has been instructed to maintain peace and order at all costs.
जोधपुर, मारवाड़ की प्रेम एवं भाईचारे की परंपरा का सम्मान करते हुए मैं सभी पक्षों से मार्मिक अपील करता हूं कि शांति बनाए रखें एवं कानून-व्यवस्था बनाने में सहयोग करें।
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) May 3, 2022
जालौरी गेट, जोधपुर पर दो गुटों में झड़प से तनाव पैदा होना दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण है। प्रशासन को हर कीमत पर शांति एवं व्यवस्था बनाए रखने के निर्देश दिए हैं।
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) May 3, 2022
The Jodhpur district administration temporarily suspended internet services in the district on Tuesday as a precautionary measure after clashes on Monday night, ahead of Eid Ul-Fitr and the Akshaya Tritiya festivals on Tuesday.
According to an order issued by Jodhpur divisional commissioner Himanshu Gupta all internet services have been suspended in Jodhpur beginning from 1 am on Monday.
“All 2G/3G/4G/data (mobile Internet), bulk SMS/MMS/Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter and other social media services through Internet service providers (except voice calls, broadband Internet, leased lines have been temporarily suspended till further orders in the entire Jodhpur district,” reads the order.
This follows after several people were injured in stone-pelting between two communities on Monday night after some miscreants replaced one community’s religious flag at Balmukand Bissa at the Jalori Gate intersection circle with that of another.
People from the other community objected to this move resulting in clashes. During this, the crowd also uprooted loudspeakers installed in the area for the Eid prayers. Following the stone-pelting incident, police arrived and intervened to disperse the gathering.
The situation is under control, flag march will be held. Action will be taken according to the law. Police personnel received minor injuries. We’re looking into it (on flag hosting incident), Navjyoti Gogoi, Police Commissioner, Jodhpur told ANI
