Demolitions in Rajasthan have sparked tit-for-tat claims at a time when bulldozers reportedly targeting a portion of the population in states such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Delhi are at the center of a big political storm. On Sunday, bulldozers razed a 300-year-old Shiva temple, 86 stores, and residences in Rajasthan’s Alwar region to make room for a road. This is the first state-run by Congress to be embroiled in the demolition debate; the BJP has previously been accused of inciting racial riots and then targeting riot-accused from one community.
