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| Police foils farmers protest rally led by DDC member Tony | | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 17: A massive farmer rally organized by DDC member from Suchetgarh, Taranjit Singh Tony was taken out today. Approximately, 4000 to 5000 farmers and ordinary citizens from all over the Jammu district participated in the rally.
According to a press release issued here today, the objective of the protesters was to peacefully conduct a rally throughout the city starting from RS Pura (an agricultural belt) to the Divisional Commissioner's office to submit a memorandum in support of the farmers protesting against the government's farm laws.
However, the rally was blocked halfway by heavy deployment of the police and the CRPF. The roads were blockaded by the CRPF to stop and disrupt the peaceful rally just because it was against the government's farm bills.
The leader conducting the rally, T.S. Tony was unlawfully detained and arrested by the Police along with 11 Sarpanchs from rural agricultural areas.
This first ever large scale rally was purposefully disturbed by the police to silence the voice of the farmers and the ordinary citizens. Yet another time when the Central Government has misused its power and weakened India's democratic fabric, the press release said. |
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