A number of State Congress workers led by Raipur District Congress Committee president, Vikas Upadhyay took out a ‘Torch rally’ on Tuesday to protest against death of 13 women following sterilisation surgeries conducted in camps held in Bilaspur district.
launched from Congress Bhawan, the rally passed through Kalibadi Indira Gandhi Chowk, Rajiv Gandhi Chowk, Chotapara, Kotwali Chowk before concluding at Congress Bhawan, where the protestors observed two minute silence to pay tributes to the victims.
Similarly, a number of workers of the women wing of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CGPCC) led by president, Anita Rawate staged a demonstration at Jaistambh Chowk as a medium to register their protest over the incident.
Rawate informed to intensify their protest against the incident and staging demonstrations at block, city and State level. Besides, the woman workers will also stage a demonstration in New Delhi to draw national level leaders’ attention towards the issue in days to come, she added.
Earlier on the day, Rawate held a press conference to raise her demand of CBI probe into the deaths reported in sterilisation camps held in Pendari.