Police Use Water Cannons to Halt Karni Sena Rally in Jaipur The recent clashes between police and protesters from the Shri Rajput Karni Sena in Jaipur are a manifestation of a deeper conflict that has been simmering for years.
The dispute appears to be about the UGC's equity norms, but it is actually a tangled web of caste politics, social inequality, and bureaucratic ineptitude.
The incident bears eerie similarities to previous protests, including those over Padmaavat in 2017, when Karni Sena members vandalized theaters and threatened a Bollywood actress.