<p>Hours before Eid, communal tension broke out in Jodhpur leading to stone pelting. Five policemen were injured in the incident that took place past midnight, officials said.</p>.<p>The situation was brought under control with heavy deployment of police, but the tension re-escalated after the Namaz of Eid on Tuesday morning when some people pelted stones near the Jalori Gate here. A few vehicles were damaged, they said.</p>.<p>Jodhpur is the hometown of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who appealed to the people to maintain peace and harmony.</p>.<p>Members of the minority community were installing Eid flags and they put up a flag on a roundabout alongside the statue of freedom fighter Balmukund Bissa.</p>.<p>This led to a confrontation as the other community alleged that they a saffron flag they had put up there ahead of Parshuram Jayanti, had gone missing.</p>.<p>The issue snowballed into stone pelting and clashes, the officials said.</p>.<p>Police rushed to the spot to control the situation during which five policemen were injured, police control room said.</p>.<p>The police had to lob tear gas shells to disperse the mob. Mobile internet services were suspended in the area to check the spread of rumours, the officials said.</p>.<p>Gehlot tweeted urging the people to maintain peace and called the incident unfortunate.</p>.<p>"While respecting the tradition of love and brotherhood of Jodhpur, Marwar, I make a touching appeal to all the parties to maintain peace and cooperate in restoring law and order," he said.</p>.<p>The chief minister said instructions had been issued to the administration to maintain peace and order.</p>.<p>BJP MLA Suryakanta Vyas in Jodhpur raised an objection to the installation of the Eid flag alongside the freedom fighter’s statue.</p>.<p>"They did (put up the flag) at (the statue of) Bissa ji and we have a strong objection to this. We will not forget this," Vyas, along with her supporters, said.</p>.<p>BJP state president Satish Poonia said, "Putting up Islamic flag on the statue of freedom fighter Balmukund Bissa by anti-social elements, and removing saffron flag put up on Parshuram Jayanti is condemnable."</p>.<p>He appealed to the people to maintain peace and demanded the state government to establish 'rule of law'.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Hours before Eid, communal tension broke out in Jodhpur leading to stone pelting. Five policemen were injured in the incident that took place past midnight, officials said.</p>.<p>The situation was brought under control with heavy deployment of police, but the tension re-escalated after the Namaz of Eid on Tuesday morning when some people pelted stones near the Jalori Gate here. A few vehicles were damaged, they said.</p>.<p>Jodhpur is the hometown of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who appealed to the people to maintain peace and harmony.</p>.<p>Members of the minority community were installing Eid flags and they put up a flag on a roundabout alongside the statue of freedom fighter Balmukund Bissa.</p>.<p>This led to a confrontation as the other community alleged that they a saffron flag they had put up there ahead of Parshuram Jayanti, had gone missing.</p>.<p>The issue snowballed into stone pelting and clashes, the officials said.</p>.<p>Police rushed to the spot to control the situation during which five policemen were injured, police control room said.</p>.<p>The police had to lob tear gas shells to disperse the mob. Mobile internet services were suspended in the area to check the spread of rumours, the officials said.</p>.<p>Gehlot tweeted urging the people to maintain peace and called the incident unfortunate.</p>.<p>"While respecting the tradition of love and brotherhood of Jodhpur, Marwar, I make a touching appeal to all the parties to maintain peace and cooperate in restoring law and order," he said.</p>.<p>The chief minister said instructions had been issued to the administration to maintain peace and order.</p>.<p>BJP MLA Suryakanta Vyas in Jodhpur raised an objection to the installation of the Eid flag alongside the freedom fighter’s statue.</p>.<p>"They did (put up the flag) at (the statue of) Bissa ji and we have a strong objection to this. We will not forget this," Vyas, along with her supporters, said.</p>.<p>BJP state president Satish Poonia said, "Putting up Islamic flag on the statue of freedom fighter Balmukund Bissa by anti-social elements, and removing saffron flag put up on Parshuram Jayanti is condemnable."</p>.<p>He appealed to the people to maintain peace and demanded the state government to establish 'rule of law'.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>