Protests erupt in Pipalkheda area of Bharatpur district in support of #SachinPilot's candidature for #Rajasthan CM… https://t.co/pKqX9wjhiU — TOI Cities (@TOICitiesNews) 1544706416000 Sachin Pilot, Congress: I request the media to not run news based on rumours and only rely on confirmed news. We wi… https://t.co/xtkoPo7v7Z — ANI (@ANI) 1544706804000 Ashok Gehlot, Congress: I appeal to workers to maintain calm, they have worked very hard, whatever decisions will b… https://t.co/dChswU6Kv6 — ANI (@ANI) 1544707542000 JAIPUR: As the high command of the Congress party was deciding on the next chief ministerial candidate, incidents of violence were witnessed in many parts of the state, including Ajmer, Karauli and Dausa. Angry protesters blocked highways, however they dispersed by the police in sometime. Heavy security was put in place at the Jaipur airport, Pradesh Congress committee (PCC) office and Raj Bhawan to ensure peace.Senior police officers at the Rajasthan police headquarters were taking a review meeting on the situation. “IGs and SPs have specifically been asked to ensure law and order in any case. Highways should be kept under tight vigil,” said a senior police officer.PCC chief Sachin Pilot and former chief minister Ashok Gehlot too have appealed party workers to maintain law and order and peace. “I urge the party workers to maintain peace and show discipline. I have full faith in the party’s leadership and whatever Rahul Gandhi ji and Sonia Gandhi ji will decide, we will welcome that. All the dedicated party workers have a responsibility to maintain the dignity,” Pilot tweeted.Gehlot said, “We should maintain peace and show some grace. I urge party workers to show they are part of a disciplined party.”At Pataoli, which is a Gujjar-dominated area, scores of protesters gathered at bus stand in Dausa district on the Jaipur-Agra highway and blocked the traffic. “Some of them even brought a tyre and set it on fire. Police reached the spot and dispersed them. The commotion was witnessed merely for 20 minutes,” said NRK Reddy, additional director general, law and order told TOI.He added that the protesters fled towards Gazipur village near Mahwa from where they were dispersed. “The traffic on the Jaipur-Agra highway via Dausa and Patoli has been restored at 6.15 pm and is smooth,” said VK Singh, Inspector General of police, Jaipur Range under whose jurisdiction Dausa comes.Likewise, at least 50 protesters blocked Jaipur-Beawar highway near Ghoogra Ghati and set a tyre on fire. “It was a block that did not last for more than half-an-hour. We intervened on time and dispersed them,” said a police officer in Ajmer.

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