A number of BJP workers and leaders, including Deputy LoP Rajendra Rathore, have been detained by the police as the party launched a massive protest in Jaipur. 

The protest is over the matter of demonstration by widows of jawans who lost their lives in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack. The widows earlier sought permission from Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra to end their own lives.

Following his arrest, Rathore warned to take the protest against the Gehlot administration further in all corners of the state.

"We have initiated the protest today and we will continue it. The kind of behaviour the state govt is showcasing is an insult to democracy, we will take the protest against the govt further in all corners of the state," he told the media on Saturday. 

Earlier on Friday, BJP leader Kirori Lal Meena was rushed to Sawai Man Singh (SMS) hospital in Jaipur after he reportedly sustained injuries during a clash with the police. 

Meena and the workers of the party were detained by police on their way to Jaipur. He has been supporting the protesting widows of Pulwama attack soldiers, in favour of their demands.

Meanwhile, the BJP alleged that the Congress has always insulted the country's brave jawans and their families. 

Notably, the widows were protesting since February 28, and had launched an indefinite hunger strike six days ago outside Congress leader and former Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot's house.

The widows of the Pulwama attack martyrs demand a change in rules so that their relatives and not just children can get government jobs on compassionate grounds. Their other demands included the construction of roads and the installation of statues of the jawans in their villages.

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