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Rajasthan Sets Up High-Level Panel to Probe Sri Ganganagar MLA–Engineer Clash

Its findings could decide legal action, testing the government's handling of a caste-sensitive dispute.

Overview

  • State officials formed a fact-finding committee led by IAS officer Ravi Jain that reached Sri Ganganagar to inspect the site and record statements.
  • Police arrested three people after BJP MLA Jaideep Bihani reported he was assaulted during a public hearing on local works.
  • Assistant Engineer Jaganlal Bairwa of the Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project, who is from a Scheduled Caste, accused the MLA and his supporters of beating him and using casteist slurs.
  • RUIDP officials displayed injuries at a press conference and alleged they were forced to change shirts and had their phones seized to stop any recording.
  • Engineer unions took mass leave in several districts and Dalit groups demanded a fair inquiry and action under the SC/ST law if the allegations hold.