MP: Clashes at Cong farm protest; 110 detained

More than 50 Congress staff and 5 policemen had been injured in a conflict which broke out throughout a protest march in opposition to the Centre’s new farm legal guidelines in Bhopal on Saturday, police mentioned. Around 110 partymen, together with former chief minister and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh, had been detained throughout the conflict however had been launched later within the day, they added
The march was a part of a two-week programme of the state Congress to point out help for the farmers tenting at Delhi’s borders. Police mentioned about 2,000 Congress staff had been a part of Tuesday’s protest.
Aside from Singh, these detained included former state minister PC Sharma, MLA Jaivardhan Singh and Kunal Choudhary.

A case was registered at TT Nagar police station below related IPC sections in opposition to a number of Congress staff for finishing up the rally with out permission and breaching the peace below IPC sections 147 (Punishment for rioting), 148 (Rioting, armed with lethal weapon), 341 (Punishment for wrongful restraint) and 353 (Assault or felony drive to discourage public servant from discharge of his obligation).
Police mentioned the march was carried out with out permission and that they took motion at Roushanpura Chouraha, when protesters tried break barricades and head in direction of the Raj Bhavan.
The Congress mentioned protesters had been peacefully marching in direction of Raj Bhavan when police resorted to lathicharge.