Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) protested against deteriorating law and order situation, corruption and increasing violence against women in the State on Sunday.
Effigies of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other ministers of the State Government were also burnt by the party workers on the occasion. The protesting Congress workers led by MPCC secretary Nasir Islam assembled at the Itwara square in the old parts of the city in the noon and sat on a dharna there. large numbers of party workers were present at the dharna. Slogans were raised against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government.
later, the protestors put on fire the effigy of Chief Minister and other ministers resembling the mythical figure of Ravana.
Nasir Islam informed that the demonstration was held to protest against the deteriorating law and order situation in the State, increasing cases of rape and violence against women, corruption cases, unannounced power shedding, arbitrary and hugely inflated electricity bills being imposed on common people.
“The State is facing a serious anarchy as law and order has been completely destroyed by the BJP Government in its ten years rule. Women do not feel secure even in the State capital. Incidents of rape are being recorded almost everyday. But despite such a serious situation the State Government is completely insensitive to the plight of common people,” Nasir Islam further said.
The protest was also addressed by several other leaders of the party including former MPCC general secretary Atul Kaushal, Sajid Ali, Swati Kaushal, Rafeeq Quraishi and others.