High drama unfolded outside the Palika Bazar on Thursday afternoon when members of an NGO Sampurna, protested at gate no 1 against the sale of porn CDs in the market. In the afternoon, nearly 50 members of Sampurna led by Shobha Vijender reached Palika Bazar and started shouting slogans. As they tried to enter the market, a scuffle ensued between demonstrators and security staff.
Police said that on Thursday around 1 pm, nearly 50 members of NGO Sampurna led by Shobha Vijender gathered at Connaught Place and marched towards Palika Bazar. After reaching outside the main entrance gate of Palika Bazar, they started shouting against the shopkeepers. In the meantime, they barged into the Palika Bazar and started argument with the shopkeepers. “The chief security officer immediately informed the president of the market association who in turn made a call to the police control room. A PCR call regarding the scuffle was made around 1.50 pm and after receiving the PCR call, local police immediately rushed to the spot and found that the members of an NGO Sampurna were involved in a scuffle with the shopkeepers,” a senior police officer said.
local police sorted out their matter and both the parties members were taken to Connaught Place police station. Police said that the protesters have not informed them about their protest and they are investigating the matter. After the protest, Palika Bazar market’s gates were remained closed till evening and the security manager of Palika Bazar has given a written complaint against Shobha Vijender and other members.
The director of the NGO, Shobha Vijendra, said, “The increasing cases of rape and other crimes against women are perpetrated by the sale of such videos openly which is why the five-year-old-girl was also raped in Gandhi Nagar. This business is going on with the connivance of local police and it should be stopped immediately.”
However, the president of Palika Bazar market association, Dinesh Gaur said that nearly 50 members, including some women of NGO Sampurna led by Shobha Vijender barged into their market without any checking and they started harassing our market shopkeepers. “Our security staff tried to stop them but they started manhandling our security staff. later, we made a PCR call and informed the local police and now we are giving written complaint against them at Connaught Place police station,” he added.