Over a controversial appointment to the Rajasthan Public Service Commission, chief minister Ashok Gehlot has found himself in the political crossfire of the state’s two prominent communities, just ahead of the assembly elections.
Kesari Singh Rathore, 46, a retired army colonel appointed to the RPSC on October 9, has been termed “prejudiced” by the state’s Jat leaders over his social media posts targeting the community. Under fire from the Jats, Gehlot took responsibility for the appointment on Friday, and said Rathore’s remarks were “condemnable, hurtful and unfortunate”.
