While marching towards Raj bhavan congress leaders encountered tear gas shells and water cannons by Madhya Pradesh police , they are marching towards the Raj Bhavan in a bid to gherao it over the demand for withdrawal of three new central farm laws, a senior official said. Hundreds of Congress workers, led by the party’s state unit chief Kamal Nath, marched towards the Raj Bhavan. To have the situation in control “Police had to use tear gas shells, water cannons and lathis to disperse the party workers who were marching towards the Governor’s residence,” the police official stated. Additionally police used mild force to discipline protesters after they turned violent, he added.
