Chandigarh, February 28
A protest march from Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara Sahib in Sector 34 to the BJP office in Sector 33, a call for which was given by members of civil society and various organisations, including the All-India Students Association, Revolutionary Youth Association, Punjab Kisan Union, All-India Central Council of Trade Union and the Nojawan Kisan Ekta, was not allowed by the Chandigarh police today.
The Sector 34 SHO, Rajiv Kumar, said: “We have put up barricades here because there is possibility of clash if protesters agitate outside the BJP office.”
The protesters burnt PM Narendra Modi’s effigy on the street. “We do not want to fight the police. We just want to be heard. On the one hand farmers’ demands are not being addressed, but on the other inflation’s skyrocketed,” said Aman Ratia of AISA.
Sukhdeep Singh, grandson of BKU leader Ruldu Singh Mansa, said: “My brother Navreet Singh was shot dead and more than 200 people have died at the protest site. Yet, not a word of remorse from the PM, which is shameful.” — TNS
Farmer, trade and student unions stage protest in Chandigarh, burn PM Modi's effigy
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