Patna: Police on Thursday used lathicharge to disperse Bihar Youth Congress workers who marched to a roundabout to gherao the state Assembly in protest against the Digha Acquired Land settlement scheme and Digha Acquired Land rules.
Police swung into action after hundreds of YC workers led by president Lalan Kumar marched from Gandhi Maidan to R block roundabout and tried to break the barricade.
The police also detained around 15 YC men. Claiming that the YC programme was “peaceful and democratic”, Kumar said the police action was unwarranted and left some YC workers injured.
“We have decided to intensify the stir if the rules are not abolished soon,” Kumar said about the Digha Land Acquisition rules recently approved by the state government. (PTI)