Faceoff at Jaipur fort over tribal deities, saffron flag
Leaders of the Meena community have accused local Hindu outfits of allegedly trying to tamper with tribal culture and appropriate tribal symbols at Amagarh fort.
An 18th-century fort in Jaipur is now at the centre of a dispute between the tribal Meena community and Hindu outfits with tensions escalating over the last two months and police bracing for a possible confrontation triggered by calls for hoisting a saffron flag at the site this week.
Leaders of the Meena community have accused local Hindu outfits of allegedly trying to tamper with tribal culture and appropriate tribal symbols at Amagarh fort. The Hindu outfits, meanwhile, have hit out at the Meenas for allegedly taking down a saffron flag from the fort last week and issued calls on social media for followers to reach the fort on August 1 to hoist another flag.
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