Cong wants Padartha violence culprits to be punished

Tribune News Service

Haridwar, May 28

The Congress today held protests demanding stern action against Padartha Herbal Food Park management and employees involved in violence in which one person was killed and seven others were injured seriously.

The district Congess unit held a protest at Divya Pharmacy, a wing of Patanjali Yogpeeth, in Haridwar today demanding punishment for the culprits.

The Congress activists led by party spokesperson Anshul Shri Kunj also offered tributes to the deceased Daljeet, at a Ganga ghat and prayed for peace to the departed soul.

Shri Kunj said Ram Bharat knew about the incident but instead of calming down his workers, he deliberately intervene at the Padartha Herbal Food Park gate where the violence continued for more than 20 minutes.

Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee president Kishore Upadhyay suspects Swami Ramdev’s hand in the Padartha violence. Upadhaya accomapnied by former legislator Ambrish Kumar, state spokesperson Anshul Shrikunj and ranked portfolio holder Sanjay Paliwal went to Aithal village and expressed sympathy with Daljeet’s family members.

Upadhyay alleged that canes and iron rods were stacked on the factory premises, which pointrf to the violent and aggressive nature of Padartha workers as well as the factory management.

The Uttarakhand Kranti Dal also questioned the police administration for their failure to gauge the tension brewing between the local transporters’ union and Padartha Herbal Food Park.

Veteran leader Uday Ram Semwal said on Tuesday too, there was an argument between the two sides, but the police did not take the incident seriously.

“SSP Sweety Aggarwal should take departmental action against police officers concerned as not only the police arrived late but also did not take seriously the incident of heated exchanges between the two sides on Tuesday. Ram Bharat’s arrest is a brave step, considering Ramdev’s promixity to the BJP, the ruling party at the Centre,” said Semwal.