The row over plying of i-buses between Indore to Rau ended at 4 pm on Thursday after the district administration on Thursday commenced the service of Indore-Rau i-bus.
Soon after receiving information about commencement of i-bus services between Indore and Rau, all the Congress leaders of the city including party MlA from Rau, Jeetu Patwari and Indore city party president Pramod Tandon who had courted themselves arrest on Wednesday in protest against non-plying of i-bus between Indore and Rau as announced by the district administration on Wednesday, secured bail for their release and came out of the jail. With this the two-day long political drama of the Congress leaders over i-bus row ended.
Earlier in the day, a large number of Congress workers of the city went to the office of divisional commissioner and submitted a memorandum seeking release of the Congress leaders and commencement of i-bus services between Indore and Rau.After their return from the office of divisional commissioner, protesting the district administration’s move to arrest Congress leaders, they staged dharna in front of the jail premises on Thursday.
After coming to know about arrest of the senior Congress leaders of the city, the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee president Arun Yadav, leader of Opposition in the state assembly Satyadev Katare and former Congress MP from Sonkutch Sajjan Singh Verma also gave a warming to the district administration on Thursday threatening to intensify their agitation at state-level if the Congress leaders of the city were not released.
Following arrest of the Congress leaders of the city yesterday, a large number of party leaders and workers were seen gathering at the jail since Thursday morning where they raised slogans against the district administration as well as against the State Government.
Congress MlA from Ruu Jeetu Patwari and Indore city Congress president Pramod Tandon continued their strike inside the jail on Wednesday night and refused to eat, though other party leaders did take their food (bread and vegetable) inside the jail. On Thursday, all the Congress leaders took part in the morning prayer of the jail
He called on the democracy savers to utilise their energy in the development of state and country. Country is fast moving ahead under the leadership of Narendra Modi, however to make it powerful creative and conceptualise efforts are required, he added.
Earlier Chouhan was accorded warm welcome by the national patron of loktantra Rakshak Sangh Meghraj Jain, national convener Kailash Soni and Faridullah. A shawl, shrifal and memento were also presented to him on the occasion. MISA detainees from all over the country were present on the occasion.