2 min readJaipurUpdated: Aug 10, 2026 10:37 PM IST
Water cannons met Congress workers as protests against the Jaipur Municipal Corporation ended in a scuffle with police on Monday.
The protest was part of the Congress’s ‘Hisaab Mango Rally’, with Congress workers marching towards the municipal corporation headquarters. The mobilisation was to protest what the Congress called governance failures — poor infrastructure, corruption and coercive tax collection.
The BJP currently leads the Jaipur Municipal Corporation. State Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra, Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully and former minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas led the protesters. Dotasra blamed the BJP for the “poor” state of Jaipur’s infrastructure.
“Roads had not been constructed even in the chief minister’s own Assembly constituency (Sanganer in Jaipur), and the situation has become worse after the rains. The waterlogging and drainage problems in the city showed the state of civic infrastructure in Jaipur,” he said, warning that Congress would intensify its protests and that police barricades “won’t stop them”.
Jully said the rally was not merely a demonstration but an expression of “public anger against the BJP government’s failures and unfulfilled promises”.
“Jaipur is not just the capital of Rajasthan; it is a city renowned worldwide for its unique heritage, culture, and architecture. Yet, it is regrettable that the incumbent BJP government, through its sheer inaction, has reduced this beautiful and historic city to a state of utter disappointment,” he said.
The protest affected traffic on Tonk Road and Ajmer Road, with authorities diverting vehicles on several routes. The Congress has said it will continue its agitation if the civic issues raised by the party are not addressed.