Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Activists Say Men Assaulted RTI Procession in Beawar
People in Beawar held a musical march to mark 21 years of India’s Right to Information law.
The march was called the ‘Ghotala Rath Yatra.’
Organizers said a group of men attacked activists and women taking part.
Police said the march did not have permission.
The police described a disagreement about the march’s slogans, followed by pushing and shoving.
Officers stepped in and took both groups to a police station.
Police said they were still considering what action to take.
A musical procession marking the RTI Act’s 21st anniversary was disrupted in Beawar on Sunday evening.
MKSS said men assaulted social activists and women participants near Chang Gate around 6 p.m.
The ‘Ghotala Rath Yatra’ began at Ajmeri Gate around 4:30 p.m. and was organized by MKSS and citizens.
Beawar SP Ratan Singh said the procession lacked permission and that people questioned its slogans before pushing and shoving occurred.
Police intervened and took both sides to the police station; further action was underway.
- Who
- Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), citizens, social activists and women participants; Beawar SP Ratan Singh gave the police account.
- What
- A procession marking the RTI Act anniversary was disrupted; MKSS alleged activists and women were assaulted, while police described pushing and shoving.
- When
- Sunday evening, on the eve of the RTI Act’s 21st anniversary; the incident was reported around 6 p.m.
- Where
- Near Chang Gate in Beawar, Rajasthan; the procession had started from Ajmeri Gate.
- Why
- The procession was marking the RTI Act anniversary. Police said people questioned its slogans; a motive for the alleged assault was not established.
MKSS account
Police account
What happened during the procession
MKSS account
MKSS said a group of men assaulted social activists and women participants.
Police account
Beawar SP Ratan Singh described questioning about the slogans followed by pushing and shoving, and said police intervened.
Permission for the procession
MKSS account
The article does not report MKSS’s position on whether permission had been obtained.
Police account
Ratan Singh said the procession was being held without permission.
- Anniversary
- 21st anniversary of the Right to Information Act
- Procession
- ‘Ghotala Rath Yatra’
- Organizer
- Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) and some citizens
- Start time and location
- Around 4:30 p.m. from Ajmeri Gate
- Reported incident
- Around 6 p.m. near Chang Gate
- Police account
- Beawar SP Ratan Singh said the procession lacked permission and described pushing and shoving
- Police response
- Police took both sides to the police station; further action was underway