Farm activists protest at Chandigarh Mayor’s event, detained

Chandigarh, August 10

Members of the BKU Charuni, formerly Naujawan Kisan Ekta, protested in Sector 44-A, where city Mayor Ravi Kant Sharma was scheduled to visit. However, six of them were rounded up and taken to the Sector 36 police station. They were released after two hours when the event ended.

The road, starting from Krishna Mandir to the turn near Sood Bhawan, was barricaded.

Kirpal Singh, president of the unit, said: “We got to know about the event at noon and around 10-15 of us gathered there to stage a symbolic protest as per a call given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha. We raised slogans against the farm laws, but were rounded up by the police.” He said: “We were taken to the police station at 1 pm and released a few hours later.” — TNS

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