Curfew was imposed in the Jalauri Gate area in Jodhpur after clashes between two communities over the removal of a statue of a freedom fighter late on Monday night. The ruling party in Rajasthan, the Congress, has accused the BJP of spreading hatred in poll-bound states, citing communal clashes in several states.

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