Farmers Movement Archive

Cops stop minister Bachhu Kadu from reaching Mumbai for farmers’ rally

NAGPUR: City police on Tuesday stopped minister of state for water resources and education Bachhu Kadu just as he was about to leave for city airport from the irrigation department guest house at Civil Lines to take a flight to Mumbai. Kadu had declared his intention to lead a rally to the office of the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance group in support of nationwide farmers’ stir. Sources said Kadu had checked into the guest house on Sunday evening. The place was cordoned off by the police and its gates shut. Kadu said the Nagpur police stopped him without serving any notice. “I had to approach the state home minister (Anil Deshmukh) about this abrupt action. After his intervention, I was allowed to board a Pune-bound flight. The cops ensured my Mumbai flight was missed,” he said. Kadu said he was going to participate in a peaceful rally of the farmers which was to terminate at the office of the Reliance group to protest the farm laws. “The home minister has called for a report from the Nagpur police regarding action against me,” he said. City police chief Amitesh Kumar said they acted following instructions from state police chief that Kadu should not leave for Mumbai where he was supposed to participate in an agitation announced earlier. “We detained him as per orders,” said Kumar.

The Times of India

2020-12-23

Nagpur