Rajasthan Candidate's Arrest Sparks Outrage and Violence

Rajasthan’s Tonk district witnessed chaos when Independent MLA candidate Naresh Meena slapped a sub-divisional magistrate, Amit Chaudhary, during polling. This incident, caught on camera, spurred violence with vehicles torched and numerous arrests. The Rajasthan Administrative Services protested with a pen-down strike, affecting government operations.

In a dramatic turn of events in Rajasthan's Tonk district, Independent MLA candidate Naresh Meena was arrested following an altercation with a government official during polling.

Meena, a defector from Congress, was filmed slapping sub-divisional magistrate Amit Chaudhary as tensions over a village boycott of the bypolls escalated.

The clash triggered widespread violence, resulting in torched vehicles and a pen-down strike by the Rajasthan Administrative Services (RAS) Association, affecting government work in the region.

(With inputs from agencies.)