Protesting against State Government’s alleged bribery culture and corruption, anti-farmer and anti-people’s policies, Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee staged road blockade across the state here on Saturday.
Hundreds of Congress workers led by Pradesh Congress Committee chief Bhupesh Baghel staged road blockade at Tatibandh Chowk located at Raipur-Nagpur route on NH-36 in Raipur city.
As many as 100 Congress cadres led by their Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee President Bhupesh Baghel gathered at Tatibandh Chowk.
The agitated activists raised slogans against state’s BJP government for their outsourcing policy, bribery culture, corruption, anti-farmer policy etc. The protesters had a scuffle with the police personnel where cops resorted to minor lathi-charge.
The protesters were arrested and sent to a makeshift jail from where they were released later on.
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Chhaya Verma, senior Congress leader and Raipur (Rural) MlA Satyanarayn Sharma, former MlA Kuldeep Singh Juneja, former Raipur Mayor Kiranmayee Nayak, Chhattisgarh Mahila Congress President Phulo Devi Netam, NSUI State President Akash Sharma, youth Congress leader Amit Sharma and other senior party workers participated in the protest.