Following reports of clashes in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur, chief minister Ashok Gehlot issued a late-night tweet calling the incident “unfortunate.” According to the news agency ANI, Internet services in the area have been temporarily suspended. “It’s unfortunate that tension has arisen as a result of a clash between two groups at Jodhpur’s Jalori Gate. “At all costs, the administration has been ordered to maintain peace and order,” the chief minister wrote in Hindi.
“Respecting the tradition of love and brotherhood of Jodhpur, Marwar, I make a touching appeal to all to maintain peace and cooperate in creating law and order,” he wrote in another post on Tuesday morning.
The clashes were reported as Rajasthan prepared to celebrate the Islamic festival of Eid and the Hindu festival of Akshaya Tritiya, both of which are celebrated on Tuesday across the country.
“All 2G/3G/4G/Data (Mobile Internet), bulk SMS/MMS/Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media services through Internet service providers (except voice calls, broadband Internet, and leased lines) have been temporarily suspended in the entire Jodhpur district,” according to an order issued by Jodhpur Divisional Commissioner Himanshu Gupta, according to news agency ANI.
