The Madhya Pradesh Police used water cannons and tear gas shells on Saturday to disperse Congress workers marching towards Raj Bhawan in Bho...
The Madhya Pradesh Police used water cannons and tear gas shells on Saturday to disperse Congress workers marching towards Raj Bhawan in Bhopal against the new agriculture laws, PTI reported. Six policemen and several Congress workers were injured during the incident. A number of Congress leaders, including Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh, were arrested as well, according to PTI.
Hundreds of Congress workers first gathered at the city’s Jawahar Chowk area around noon and then marched towards Raj Bhawan, the official residence of the governor, to demand the repeal the three contentious farm laws, NDTV reported.
However, as the Congress workers approached the governor’s residence, the police warned them on loudspeakers that they would use force to stop the rally. As the people kept marching, the police used water cannons and tear gas shells. Later, they also resorted to baton charge, as the crowd broke up, according to NDTV.
The @INCMP two-week-long programme in support of the #farmers protesting against 3 Central laws came to a rather chaotic end today in capital Bhopal as the police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the party's march towards Raj Bhawan @ndtv @ndtvindia @INCIndia pic.twitter.com/N3AWnGbx3T
— Anurag Dwary (@Anurag_Dwary) January 23, 2021
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