Peace meeting postponed in Phagwara

PHAGWARA, APRIL 26

A meeting of various sections of society called by Commissioner Jalandhar Division Raj Kamal Chaudhary and Inspector General of Police Zonal Naunihal Singh on Thursday afternoon was postponed to Friday evening after consulting representatives of all factions concerned.

The trouble began when representatives of the General Samaj Manch (GSM) reached themeeting hall but could not find a single vacant chair for them. They waited for a few minutes and came out from the hall and started their separate meeting in the office of Asstt Commissioner MC. Meanwhile, after arranging the extra chairs, they were asked to attend the meeting and top administration officials went to them to convince them to come to attend the meeting, but the GSM activists felt humiliated and refused to attend the meeting.

Representatives of Dalits got angry and walked out from the meeting and alleged that GSM leaders did not want to attend the meeting intentionally whereas GSM leaders denied this. After long altercation among various leaders the said meeting was postponed to Friday. — OC