Farmers Movement Archive

Chavda, Congress workers detained

Ahmedabad: Around 30 Gujarat Congress workers including its state party chief Amit Chavda were detained on Friday for holding a protest without permission over various issues, including the new farm laws. The protest against the BJP-led Union and state governments was held outside the Ahmedabad district collectorate near Subhash bridge at RTO circle. Apart from opposing the newly-enacted farm laws, Chavda also sought a complete fee waiver for all the school and college students in the state in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. Deputy commissioner of police (zone 2) Vijay Patel said, “We detained around 30 Congress workers and Chavda for holding the protest without permission. They had not even maintained social distancing during the protest.” Before his detention, Chavda accused the Gujarat government of suppressing people’s voice. “Since schools and colleges are shut, we want the government to waive 100% fees of all the students. We are also protesting peacefully against the anti-farmer laws enacted by the Parliament,” he said. The state government recently asked the private schools to take a 25% cut in the annual fees.

The Times of India

2020-10-03

Ahmedabad