Madhya Pradesh Police used water cannons and resorted to lathi-charge as thousands of Youth Congress workers tried staging a gherao at the CM House in Bhopal on Wednesday while protesting against inflation and unemployment.
Several leaders were injured and police also arrested several of them. The clothes of MLA Jiavardhan Singh were torn in the scuffle.
Led by national head Srinivas BV, thousands of Youth Congress workers had gathered at the PCC office. As they left for the CM House, they were stopped by police barricading at Shivaji Nagar square.
The police urged them to stop but several Youth Congress leaders climbed onto the barricades. Police then used water cannons but the protesters did not budge and hung on to the metallic obstructions. Policemen then resorted to lathi-charge which dispersed the agitating crowd. Youth Congress workers alleged that they were beaten up too.
Srinivas BV, Youth Congress state head Vikrant Bhuria, Congress MLA PC Sharma, and others sustained injuries in the cane charge. Several leaders fell down on the ground due to the strong force of the water and the policemen dragged them into custody.
Sriniwas slammed the Centre saying UPA had brought in RTI Act to strengthen the democratic rights while the BJP government has introduced Pegasus spyware to bolster its interests.
The Youth Congress had earlier planned to stage a gherao of the assembly but the plan was altered as the assembly’s monsoon session was adjourned on the second day on Tuesday.
