Punjab AAP women protesters canecharged in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, August 29

A day after farmers were lathicharged in Karnal and Amritsar, activists of the state women wing of AAP today gheraoed the state BJP’s office here today alleging use of abusive language and assault on women and farmers.

The women volunteers raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar as the Chandigarh Police tried to prevent them from marching towards the BJP office by putting up barricades.

The protesters broke through the barricading, prompting the police to use batons and water cannons, leaving many women injured. AAP’s women wing state president Rajwinder Kaur Thiara and youth leader Anmol Gagan Mann were among those injured and were admitted to the hospital.

“BJP men are abusing and physically assaulting women in Punjab and across the country. The state governments are avoiding taking action against them,” alleged Mann.

“Even the police, under the BJP regime, were assuming atrocities on women and farmers were achievements,” said Thiara. She alleged the police responsible for protecting the citizens were supporting party men. — TNS

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