Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Sunday said she was saddened by the Jaipur Police's decision to force the removal of an art display of a plastic styrofoam cow at the Jaipur Art Summit. Artist Siddhartha Kararwal's work titled "Bovine Divine" involved a life-size styrofoam plastic cow suspended mid-air using a balloon. Kararwal said that the purpose of the display was to "draw attention to the plight of abandoned animals who end up scavenging, eating plastic and choking to death". However, the Jaipur Police said someone had complained that the installation had "hurt religious sentiments", before detaining two artists for three hours.

After the police's actions raised a controversy, Raje tweeted that she was saddened by the incident, adding that the police commissioner had apologised. She also said that the concerned police officers "have been removed" and that she had spoken to the artist personally.