Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Ujjain Mayor Plans Protest After BJP Roadshow Chariot Dispute
Ujjain Mayor Mukesh Tatwal said he was asked to step down from a political roadshow chariot.
The chariot was carrying BJP president Nitin Nabin and several other leaders.
Tatwal said local BJP leaders had first invited him onto the chariot.
He said his name was not on the list for the chariot, although it was on a separate list for the stage event.
He described the incident as humiliating.
The mayor plans to sit near a statue of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar on September 20.
He said he will pray for strength and inform Chief Minister Mohan Yadav.
Members of the Bairwa community also decided to gather near the statue in support of him.
Ujjain Mayor Mukesh Tatwal said he was asked to leave BJP president Nitin Nabin’s chariot during a roadshow.
Tatwal said he will protest near Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar’s statue on September 20 at 11 a.m.
The mayor said BJP leaders had initially asked him to join Nabin on the chariot.
His name was absent from the chariot protocol list but appeared on the stage list for the Kshipra river event.
Members of the Bairwa community condemned the incident and decided to gather in support of Tatwal.
- Who
- Ujjain Mayor Mukesh Tatwal, BJP national president Nitin Nabin, local BJP office-bearers and members of the Bairwa community.
- What
- Tatwal plans to protest after being asked to step down from Nabin’s chariot during a BJP roadshow.
- When
- The roadshow took place on Thursday evening; Tatwal said the protest will begin at 11 a.m. on September 20.
- Where
- The roadshow was held in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh; the planned protest will be near Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar’s statue in Freeganj.
- Why
- Tatwal said he was humiliated after being removed from the chariot, while the reported protocol list did not include him among those authorised to board it.
Mayor’s Account
Protocol Explanation
Why Tatwal boarded the chariot
Mayor’s Account
Tatwal said BJP district in-charge Bajrang Purohit and programme in-charge Jaipal Singh Chawda asked him to join Nitin Nabin on the chariot.
Protocol Explanation
The reported protocol list for leaders boarding the chariot from the helipad did not include Tatwal; the articles do not provide a separate response from BJP organisers.
Meaning of the incident
Mayor’s Account
Tatwal described being asked to step down as humiliating and said he would protest while seeking strength to carry out his public responsibilities.
Protocol Explanation
The available account indicates a distinction between the chariot protocol list and the separate stage list, where Tatwal’s name was included.
- Mayor
- Mukesh Tatwal
- Roadshow leader
- BJP national president Nitin Nabin
- Planned protest
- September 20 at 11 a.m.
- Protest location
- Near Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar’s statue in Freeganj
- Chariot list
- Tatwal’s name was reportedly absent from the list of leaders scheduled to board from the helipad.
- Stage list
- Tatwal’s name reportedly appeared on the list prepared for the stage near the Kshipra River.
- Community response
- Members of the Bairwa community decided to gather near the statue.