Protest over corruption :Cops use water cannon to disperse BJP workers in Jaipur

Press Trust of India

Jaipur

Police used a water cannon near the state secretariat to disperse BJP workers protesting over "corruption" and exam paper leaks under the Congress government in the state.

Rajasthan BJP leaders and workers began the march from the party's state headquarters here towards the secretariat after a public meeting.

They were stopped by police at the Statue Circle near the secretariat. Before the march, the party's Rajya Sabha MP Kirodi Meena addressed the meeting where he said the BJP will expose the corrupt practices of minister Shanti Dhariwal and "scams" related to mining and the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme in the state.

 "Corruption is rampant under the Gehlot government. Sixteen competitive exams were held in one year in Rajasthan and all of them were leaked. Now, the Enforcement Directorate has come and started investigating, and therefore Gehlot is afraid," he said.