Farm protests: AAP holds protest march to gherao CM’s office, stopped by police
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Farm protests: AAP holds protest march to gherao CM’s office, stopped by police
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Dehradun: Ahead of Tuesday’s Bharat Bandh call by farmers against the three contentious farm laws, the Uttarakhand unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), led by its state chief SS Kaler, carried a protest march to gherao the chief minister’s house. Hundreds of AAP workers who gathered at Kalidas Road Chowk were stopped near Hathibarkala by the police from going ahead. During the march, the AAP workers raised slogans against the Centre and demanded withdrawal of the three farm bills. “AAP supports the farmers who are protesting against the anti-farmer laws passed by the Centre. We are also supporting the Bharat Bandh call on December 8,” said Kaler.
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The Times of India
Date
2020-12-08
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Dehradun