Congress worker dies in police action against party’s protest march in Guwahati
The demonstration that was part of the nationwide “Raj Bhavan Chalo” campaign turned violent when police fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.
The demonstration that was part of the nationwide “Raj Bhavan Chalo” campaign turned violent when police fired tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.
The march was triggered by VK Saxena sending back files pertaining to training visit to Finland by Delhi government school teachers. The party alleged interference in the functioning of the government.
An unique feature of the protest was, instead of raising slogans, those who were part of the march kept on singing protest songs.
Four farmers are said to have been slain in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri as a result of the violence, which sparked a major protest. On Monday, the state police claimed the situation would soon be normalised.
The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President said that there are three major central agencies in the country, the Intelligence Bureau, the Research and Analysis Wing, and the Central Bureau of Investigation, and even they were kept in the dark about the Israeli spyware Pegasus and its modus operandi.
Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Jitin Prasad was put under preventive custody, while party MLA Ajay Kumar Lallu was detained ahead of the planned 'padyatra'.
Meanwhile, the West Bengal Assembly on Friday passed a resolution opposing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam and ruling out any such exercise in Bengal.
The 'Chalo Atmakur’ protest rally has been called by the TDP over alleged attacks on their cadres by the ruling YSRCP leaders.
Police did not allow the TDP chief to come out of his house at Undavalli in Amaravati as he was about to leave for Guntur town to lead the 'Chalo Atamakur' rally.
A peaceful protest was held by lawyers across the country over long pending demands related to the welfare of the advocate fraternity.
