Violence after Panchayat election results in Chittorgarh, 150 people pelt stones

There was a massive uproar in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district after the results of the Sarpanch election were declared. As soon as the election results were out, stone pelting started in the village and more than 150 people created havoc. Due to this violent incident, the employees present at the counting center had to hide in rooms to save their lives. This entire incident took place at the Netawal Pachhali Gram Panchayat of Chittorgarh district.

According to an Aaj Tak report, counting of votes for the Sarpanch election was underway at the Government Higher Secondary School located in Netawal Pachhali on Thursday night. When the results were declared, Rameshwar Lal Dhakad registered a victory by a margin of 456 votes. Rameshwar Lal Dhakad was declared the winner, but as soon as the results came out, the atmosphere of the election suddenly turned tense. Shortly after the winning candidate was dropped off at his home, a crowd of people began gathering outside the counting center.

Some villagers, upset over the defeat of their candidates in the election, started making allegations of irregularities in voting and fake voting. Initially, this protest was limited to sloganeering and opposition, but soon this dispute turned into stone pelting. In no time, more than 150 people gathered at the spot and started raining stones, targeting the counting center.

Due to this sudden attack, there was a lot of chaos among the polling personnel and other staff present there. Seeing the situation worsening, the employees took shelter inside the rooms instead of coming out, as they feared that they could become victims of stones as soon as they stepped out. Police personnel tried to control the crowd, but the nuisance of the miscreants continued to increase.

Vehicles parked outside the center's premises were also attacked by the mob. The glass of a bus parked there and a Zonal Magistrate's Bolero car were smashed. Both vehicles suffered significant damage due to the stone pelting and vandalism. Not only this, the street lights of the area were also broken, which caused darkness in the surrounding area.

During this commotion, two police personnel who were trying to control the crowd were injured. This violent activity continued for about half an hour. Upon receiving information about the incident, Chittorgarh SP Dharmendra Singh had to reach the spot with additional police force. The situation could barely be brought under control after the crowd was dispersed by senior police officers and a heavy police force.

Keeping in mind the tension created after the election results, the police did not show any laxity. As a precautionary measure, senior police officers and a heavy police force remained deployed at the counting center until about 2 am late at night. The situation was monitored in the constant presence of the police so that no untoward incident would happen again.

It has been stated that the main reason behind this entire sequence of events was the allegations of fake voting made after the election results. However, just making allegations does not prove irregularities in voting. Now, the investigation of the allegations and further action by the police will be important in this matter. In the same school where votes were being counted peacefully a few hours ago, the atmosphere of stone pelting and vandalism has become a topic of discussion in the entire area. Victory and defeat are common in the democratic process, but this violence after the results has increased tension in the village.