Police today resorted to mild Lathicharge and took hundreds of Congress leaders and workers led by JKPCC President GA Mir into police custody after minor scuffle near Raghunath Mandir Chowk Jammu , when they were marching towards Rajbhawan from Congress Headquarter Saheedi Chowk Jammu.
The PCC chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir and other Senior leaders broke the police barricades and the enthusiastic Congress workers broke the Police cordon at several places enroute and forced their march ahead.
Carrying playcards and and banners, raising Strong slogans, a massive protest demonstration ,as part of the Nation wide programme of Indian National Congress-“kissan adhikar diwas” in support of the agitating farmers ,seeking repeal of three black laws besides roll back of unprecedented hike of petrol and diesel prices, the hundred of Congress worker’s led by leaders of PCC, Mahila Congress, youth Congress, sewa Dal and other frontal wings, including Former Ministers, former legislators and corporators, took out a march from the party HQ today morning towards Rajbhawan via residency road a d Raghunath bazar.
Prominent among them include Former ministers Mula Ram,Raman Bhalla ,R S Chib , Ravinder Sharma, Yogesh Sawhney, Balwan Singh,Ex-MLA,Kanta Bhan, Th Manmohan singh, Rajnish Sharma Ex MLA Shiv Dev singh,,ch Gharu Ram, Th Balbir Singh,Ex-MLA, T S Bajwa Ex MP ,Ch Shah Mohammad, ,Shabir Ahmed Khan Ex Minister ,krishan Krishan Bhagat Bhagat MLA, Udey Udey Chib, Rajesh sadhotra, vandana Makhnotra, Feroz Khan, Ch Abdul Ghani, vinod Sharma, Th Hari Singh,S Gurdarshan Singh, Suresh Dogra,Ch Dwarka and others.
The protesters were forcible stopped by the heavy contingents of police at different places enroute but the protestors forced their march upto near raghunath Raghunath Chowk despite heavy resistance.
The police took most of the leaders and prominent activists at Raghunath chowk and denis gate into custody and took them to District District Police Gandhinagar, but several workers including women activists reached upto city Chowk Jammu and halted the traffic and held dharna.
Earlier addressing the large gathering at the shaheed chowk, outside Congress HQ, JKPCC chief G A Mir lashed out at the Modi led BJP government for it’s adamant attitude and anti farmers black laws as the farmers are agitating on the Delhi borders for the last around fifty days.
Around sixty farmers have lost lives in the agitation but the government is trying to tire out the farmers and not conceeding their genuine demands.The future of 62 crore farmers is in the danger and the government is playing into the hands of rich industrial houses and capitalists.
He said congress fully backs the agitation if farmers for repeal of three black laws immediately.
Mir referred to the massive hike in the price of petrol and diesel which is highest in Last 73 Years.He said that modi govt has earned more than 19 lakh crores in six years out of tax on petrol and diesel.
He said the crude oil in the international market is at 50 USD per barrel while the rates of fuel are highest while during dr Manmohan Singh govt it was 110 USD per barrel but rates were lower than today.
Seeking roll back of the price hike,he said the Modi government is charging high excise duty which is 258 percent higher to UPA in petrol and 820 percent higher in Diesel, which is totally unreasonable.
Several other senior leaders also addressed the gathering at district police lines during Custody.
Later the arrested leaders were released from the Custody.
