Rajasthan: Deputy CM Bairwa Warns Rioters After Chomu Stone Pelting; Bulldozers Raze Encroachments

In this ground report from Chomu, Rajasthan, India Today’s Sharat Kumar details the administration's stern response to the December 26 stone-pelting incident. Following the violence where police were attacked near the bus stand, authorities launched a massive anti-encroachment drive. Deputy Chief Minister Premchand Berwa warned that 'rioters will not be spared' and emphasized that no one is above the law. Nagar Parishad official Sandeep Singh Kavya, present at the demolition site, clarified that the action targets illegal encroachments on the road boundary and is not community-specific. The report highlights the heavy police deployment and the administration's message that lawlessness will face strict consequences.