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Cong delegation barred from Jaisalmer by cops
Hindustan Times Jaipur
|July 20, 2025
Tensions escalated on Saturday after a Congress delegation en route to Basanpeer village in Jaisalmer was stopped by police at the Barmer-Jaisalmer border, triggering a heated confrontation between the leaders and law enforcement.
The delegation, which included Barmer-Jaisalmer MP Ummedaram Beniwal, MP Congress in-charge and Baytu MLA Harish Choudhary, former minister Hemaram Choudhary, former MLA Madan Prajapat, Padmaram Meghwal, and several other leaders, was stopped at Fatehgarh—around 100 kilometers from their intended destination—while accompanied by a large group of supporters.
This story is from the July 20, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Jaipur.
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