Karni Sena president Mahipal Singh Makrana detained in Ratlam with about 40 others

Police in Ratlam detained Mahipal Singh Makrana, national president of the Shri Rajput Karni Sena. About 40 other people were also picked up with him. All of them have been kept at Sailana police station.

Makrana was to lead a Swarna Nyay padyatra (foot march) from Ratlam to Bhopal in protest against the new UGC law. Preparations were under way for Wednesday. A meeting for this had been called at the Rajput Boarding in Shastri Nagar, Ratlam, where a large number of people from the Rajput community and the Karni Sena had gathered with the national president.

It has been stated that no permission had been taken for the rally and march, or even for holding the meeting in Ratlam. Police detained Makrana before he could join the meeting.

A large police force then reached the Rajput Boarding. Police arrested everyone present there, put them in separate police vehicles and sent them to different places.

During the arrests, Karni Sena members raised slogans against the BJP government. They also shouted "Kamal ka phool hamari bhool" (the lotus flower is our mistake) and "CM Mohan Yadav murdabad" (down with CM Mohan Yadav).