Overview

• NSUI workers and Congress leader Sachin Pilot led a demonstration from Shaheed Smarak aiming to march on the Chief Minister’s residence
• Rajasthan Police deployed water cannons to halt the advance and detained at least 36 protesters, including NSUI state president Vinod Jakhar and MLA Mukesh Bhakar
• Pilot accused the state administration of adopting ‘‘dictatorial’’ tactics and polarising voters along religious lines to deflect from governance failures
• Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot criticised the extended suspension of student union polls despite consensus among campus organisations
• The BJP-led government has not set a date for resuming the elections, prompting Congress to intensify public condemnation and threaten legal action