Ujjain: Members of District Congress Committee assembled at celebration workplace at Kshir Sagar on Tuesday morning, in assistance of Bharat Bandh get in touch with offered by Farmers’ Unions.
Congress workers moved about the city to appeal to the traders to shut their shop, in vain as all through the day markets and enterprise operated as usual across the city.
The ‘bandh’ was a gross failure in the city. As hotels, vegetable markets, Krishi Upaj Mandi, petrol pumps and other shops remained open. District Congress head Mahesh Soni and other celebration members moved across the city. In anticipation of any agitation or any untoward incident the district administration deployed anti riot cars, fire brigade, and ambulance to tackle the scenario. CSP Pallavi Shukla reached Congress workplace early in the morning with the police force. The police drove away the Congress leader when they reached bus stand at Dewas Gate to cease movements of buses. Congress workers then moved towards Malipura, Doulatganj and Fawwara Chowk and when they reached Gopal Mandir location ASP Amarendra Singh stopped them and asked them to go back to Congress workplace. From there Congress leaders took distinct routes and reached Congress workplace nonetheless some of leaders entered into an argument with the ASP but lastly they returned to Congress workplace in the type of rally.