Rajasthan Official Slapped By Independent Candidate Outside Booth

A video of an independent candidate assaulting a government official has gone viral during Rajasthan's byelections, and it has left people enraged and concerned about the electoral integrity.

At the Samravata polling station, running as an independent for the Deoli-Uniara constituency, Naresh Meena was caught on camera slapping Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Amit Choudhary. Police intervened to restrain Meena as he tried to enter the polling booth.

The trouble was over Meena's claims of voting irregularities. He said that he confronted the SDM because it had allowed three unauthorised people to vote. Meena, urging supporters to respond through their ballots, said: "The entire police force has surrounded us now."