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Police on Wednesday detained Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar after he joined a protest by farmers demanding compensation for losing their land in Mandola village in Ghaziabad district.
Raj Babbar reached Mandola and staged a protest along with the farmers despite a police request not to go to the village.
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“Raj Babbar was, therefore, taken into custody along with about 100 Congress workers. He has been lodged in a guest house in Vasundhara (in Ghaziabad),” Superintendent of Police Arvind Maurya said.
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The administration apprehended law and order problems if he was allowed to continue his rally, said Maurya.
The farmers are up in arms over non-payment of compensation for their land acquired by the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corp for the upcoming Tronica City industrial township.
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