Jaipur: The Congress has been holding an overnight protest outside the Jaipur police commissionerate since Monday, demanding an FIR against a Delhi Police constable over the alleged assault on NSUI worker Ritu Barala.
Barala is a resident of Rajasthan, and the alleged assault on her has triggered the confrontation.
The party said its leader Rahul Gandhi asked Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra to pursue legal action in the case.
The protest has raised tensions in the area around the commissionerate. Police said they have begun investigating the matter and will take appropriate action.
The Congress has demanded that the alleged assault on Barala be treated seriously and a case registered against the accused without delay. It has warned of intensifying the protest.
The NSUI is the Congress's student wing. The alleged assault on Barala took place in Delhi, but as she is from Rajasthan, the party's state unit has taken up the agitation. The party has also sought a judicial inquiry into the matter.
The alleged assault on Barala took place in Delhi, but as she is from Rajasthan, the party's state unit has taken up the agitation. The party has also sought a judicial inquiry into the matter, and demanded that a case be registered against the accused without delay. Youth organisations have joined the demonstration, and the Congress has warned of intensifying the protest.
Youth organisations have joined the demonstration.
The incident in Rajasthan has drawn attention at the national level as well, with youth organisations joining the demonstration.