The main Opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh on Monday staged dharna and demonstrations across the State in protest against the rape of a Swiss national in Datia and the gang rape incident in Indore.
Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee president Kantilal Bhuria led the protest in the State capital, while the leader of Opposition Ajay Singh sat on dharna in Datia in protest against the rising incidents of atrocities on women in the state.
Earlier, Congress legislators disrupted the proceedings of the Assembly during the ongoing Budget session forcing an adjournment for the day.
State Congress Media Department Chairperson Manak Agarwal informed that a memorandum addressed to the Governor on increasing incidents of rapes and deteriorating law and order situation in the state, was also submitted at every district headquarter by the respective district Congress Committees.
Agarwal also informed that in the memorandum the party has expressed its concern over the serious lapse of law and order in the state and raised six demands before the State government. The demands include resignations of Chief Minister and Home Minister, failing which it has urged the Governor to remove them from office.
The other demands include prevention of political interference in police investigations, ban on transfers of police officers for political motives, curb on the tendency to prosecute honest and dedicated policemen and to provide full authority to the police to try criminals within the ambit of law.
Besides, trial of Datia rape case in fast track court and increasing the security for foreign tourists has also been demanded, he informed.
Protest by the opposition party has been reported from many districts including Gwalior, Bhind, Morena, Indore, Ujjain, Sagar, Rewa, Shahdol and others.
Meanwhile, police had made necessary arrangements as a precautionary measure in view of the protests. No untoward incident was reported from any district.