Gorakhpur: A huge number of Samajwadi Party workers, led by the district president Ram Nagina Sahini, staged protest against alleged rigging during Panchayat election and rising prices of essential commodities, at Gorakhpur Sadar Tehsil gate on Thursday.
The SP workers tried to enter the tehsil gate but were stopped by the police. They left after handing over a 16-point memorandum addressed to the President of India, to Sadar Tehsildar.
On the instructions of the SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, the party workers led by Sahini reached the Sadar Tehsil gate at noon but were stopped there by police. Some party workers tried to climb the gate. After a huge protest they left after handing over a memorandum.
Gorakhpur: Gorakhpur police arrested several Samajwadi Party workers and leaders including the district president when they were going to participate in a sit-in on Nagar Nigam campus on Monday.
On the call of the party president, the SP workers and leaders were going to stage a sit-in at Nagar Nigam premises to show solidarity towards farmers and protesting against the farmer’s bill.
The police arrested the party’s district president Ram Nagina Sahini and former president Ziaul Islam on Monday morning. Some workers were arrested near the town hall crossroad and some from Zila Parishad road.
“Police and government are crushing our constitutional rights. They have registered fake cases against us to prevent us from staging protest,” said Ram Nagina Sahini.
SP workers stage protest in UP in support of protesting farmers
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Last Updated: Dec 14, 2020, 03:38 PM IST
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SP workers were stopped from going towards the District Collectorate Lucknow. A number of SP workers including women party workers were also taken into custody by the police..
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Police detain Samajwadi Party workers during a protest in support of farmers agitation against Centre s agri-laws, in Prayagraj.
LUCKNOW: Extending support to the one-day fast called by farmers protesting against new farm laws, Samajwadi Party workers staged protests in different districts of the state, and were taken into custody by the police.
Samajwadi Party workers clash with police amid farmers peaceful protest in UP Following the incident, several SP leaders and members, including women, were taken into custody
With farmers observing a day-long hunger strike on Monday amid their largely peaceful protests against the central farm laws, the Samajwadi Party workers held demonstrations backing their demands and clashed with police at various places in Uttar Pradesh.
Following clashes with police, several Samajwadi Party leaders and workers were taken in custody in various districts of Uttar Pradesh.
In Lucknow, the SP workers clashed with police in the Kaisarbagh area on being stopped from proceeding to the district collectorate. Several SP workers, including women, were also taken into custody.