Jaipur: Rajasthan, which on December 3 saw BJP triumphing over Congress in the state Assembly Elections, is in a state of tension. On Tuesday (December 5), Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, the national president of Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena, was shot dead by bike-borne criminals in Jaipur. This has shaken up the state and according to reports, the Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena has issued an ultimatum that until the killers of Sukhdev are not encountered, Gogamedi’s body will not be cremated nor will the swearing-in ceremony of the new government be allowed to take place. Also, details are coming out about the three killers, one of whom died in the firing.
One of Gogamedi’s security guards sustained bullet injuries as he retaliated. One of the three attackers died in the cross-firing. He was gunned down by his accomplices though police initially said the attacker died from the firing by Gogamedi’s security guards.
Karni Sena called Rajasthan bandh on Wednesday over the murder while the BJP which is going to form the government in the state claimed that it was a “revenge plan” of the Congress after losing the state. BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala shared a video of Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi saying that police had input about his security threat but Congress CM Ashok Gehlot reduced his security.
All prominent political leaders of the state including Congress’s Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot, BJP’s Vasundhara Raje, Rajyavardhan Rathore, condemned the killing that took place at a time when the formation of a new government under the BJP was awaited. Congress leader Supriya Shrinate called it the ‘return of jungle raj’ as soon as the BJP came to power.
