Widows of CRPF personnel killed in Pulwama attack removed from protest site

Rajasthan police early Friday removed the widows of the three Central Reserve Police Force personnel killed in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack from the protest site outside Congress leader Sachin Pilots house in Jaipur and shifted them to hospitals near their respective residential areasBharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Kirodi Lal Meena who was on his way to Chomu town to meet one of the widows was stopped by police midway He alleged he was manhandled and detained by themMeena was admitted to a government hospital in Govindgarh after the incident and later referred to SMS Hospital in Jaipur owing to his healthThe police tried to kill me but I was saved by the blessings of the widows of martyrs the youth the unemployed and the poor I am hurt I have been referred to Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur from Govindgarh hospital Meena said in a tweetDeputy Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore and former minister Arun Chaturvedi met Meena at the hospitalOn Friday morning Meena went to SEZ police station where the supporters of the three widows were initially kept and said the government will not be able to suppress their voiceAlso read55yearold Bihar man lynched on suspicion of carrying beef three arrestedWhy is the government so afraid of 3 women warriors that the police picked them up overnight Dont know where they have been taken The women are only pleading to meet the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot ji Why is the chief minister so nervous to hear themrdquo Meena told reportersHe added in a tweet ldquoSitting on a dharna outside the SEZ police station The government will not be able to suppress the voice of the martyrs wives on the strength of the police An autocratic and dictatorial government will be resisted with more forcerdquoLater Meena had left to meet the wives of the martyrs but was stopped by Samod policeI was going to visit Samod Balaji with my supporters but Samod police stopped me and abused and manhandled me Is standing with the wives of martyrs such a big crime that the ashokgehlot51 government is behaving like this with a peoples representativerdquo Meena tweetedThe police action against the widows happened around 3 am when Meena had gone to his residence one of his close aides saidThe widows have been protesting since February 28 and launched an indefinite hunger strike six days ago demanding a change in rules so that their relatives and not just children can get government jobs on compassionate grounds Their other demands include construction of roads and installation of statues of the martyrs in their villagesOn Thursday Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot responded to the demands asking on Twitter whether it would be ldquoappropriaterdquo to give jobs to other relatives of the martyred jawans instead of their childrenldquoWhat will happen to the children of the martyr when they grow up Is it appropriate to trample upon their rightsrdquo he askedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever