A day after Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena president Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi was fatally shot inside his Jaipur home, his widow Sheila Shekhawat gave a call for a state-wide bandh on Thursday while warning of more such attacks.
Addressing protesters, Gogamedi’s widow said if the criminals who targeted her husband are not brought to justice, anyone from the Rajput community can become their next victim.
“The Rajputs of the entire nation must come here in strength. Today it was Sukhdev, tomorrow it can be anyone among us,” she asserted.
Gogamedi’s last rites will be held Thursday morning before a tribute event in Delhi on December 10th. His widow requested all to pay final respects.
#WATCH | Jaipur: Wife of the national president of Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena, Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, Sheela Shekhawat said, "…Rajasthan bandh has to be observed tomorrow also. I call upon the Rajputs of the entire country to come here in maximum numbers because today Sukhdev… pic.twitter.com/cLNme0GsXx
— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) December 6, 2023
Three armed men had barged into Gogamedi’s house on Tuesday and shot him dead in the living room, while one assailant was also gunned down.
The murder led to major protests by Karni Sena members, who ended demonstrations on Wednesday after a consensus to suspend the SHO and beat the constable of the area.
A SIT has been formed to probe the high-profile killing, but the Sena and Gogamedi’s family clearly remain unsatisfied with the investigation so far.
The bandh call signifies their lack of faith despite the administration’s steps taken to deliver justice to the slain Rajput leader.
