Rajasthan assembly adjourned over Alwar attack, Sikar rape

The state assembly witnessed an uproar on Monday over the killing of Pehlu Khan by alleged cow vigilantes, leading to its adjournment for an hour as the Opposition entered the Well.

The Opposition, during the zero hour, raised the issue of deteriorating law and order in the state, citing Khan’s lynching in Alwar and rape of a minor in Sikar district of Rajasthan.

Demanding a CBI probe in the Alwar attack, Leader of Opposition, Rameshwar Dudi, alleged that members of two Hindu rightwing groups were involved in it.

Dudi claimed home minister Gulab Chand Kataria had called Pehlu Khan a cow smuggler. Replying to Dudi, Kataria said anyone without a valid permit and is a smuggler. “Law is equal for everyone and people who are working against the law will not be forgiven,” he said.

Pehlu Khan and four others were allegedly attacked by cow vigilantes in Alwar.

The ongoing assembly session is an extended part of the budget session.