Thousands of farmers march towards Raj Bhawan in Dehradun, stopped by police
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Thousands of farmers march towards Raj Bhawan in Dehradun, stopped by police
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DEHRADUN: Thousands of farmers, agitating against the three farm laws, gathered on the borders of the state capital to hold a protest march towards the Governor’s House (Raj Bhawan) in Dehradun on Saturday. They were, however, stopped by police near Bhaniyawala on the outskirts of the capital city. Police had erected barricades at Harrawala to stop the farmers from entering Dehradun. The intervention by cops ensued a heated argument between the officials and the protesters. Some of the protesting farmers, who had come from all across the state, even managed to breach the barricading but their tractors were later stopped near the IIP flyover. "Farmers from across the state have come to Dehradun to demand that the three farm laws be revoked immediately. Police stopped us from marching towards the Governor's House. However, we will continue our protest," said Paramjeet Singh, one of the protesters. Meanwhile, Yogendra Singh Rawat, senior superintendent of police (SSP), Dehradun, has made an appeal to the farmers to conduct peaceful protests and said that anyone violating law will attract legal action.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-01-24
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Dehradun