Day 4 of Jail Bharo: Protesters barge into DAC, court arrest

Our Correspondent
Tarn Taran, September 10

High drama was witnessed on the fourth day of the ‘Jail Bharo’ agitation being staged by the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC), Punjab, in front of the District Administrative Complex (DAC) here on Thursday when the protesters forcibly entered the complex after scuffling with cops at the gate.

A 51-members group of the committee courted arrest but the administration refused to take them into custody. The committee had set up a ‘pakka morcha’ outside the DAC, with its members courting arrest daily to build pressure on the authorities.

The protesters raised slogans against the Centre and the state government over their alleged wrong policies. Addressing the gathering, Sukhwinder Singh Sabhra, district president of the committee, said farmers would not allow the Centre to hand over agriculture markets to the corporate sector which would result in exploitation of farmers. The activists dispersed after the office timing.