Durg, 24 August (HS). Congress is protesting across the state today on Saturday against the arrest of MLA Devendra Yadav. Congressmen protested in Durg under the leadership of former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. During this, there was a scuffle between the workers and the police. The protesters also broke the barricades. Due to this, many workers and police personnel have been injured.
Addressing the gathering before the demonstration, former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel accused the Sayyed government and said that development work is not happening in the state and Congress leaders are being arrested. When Sayyed government hands over all the cases to CBI, then why is it not handing over the case of vandalism in Jaitkham to CBI. Satnami community has also made the demand. Former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel handed over a memorandum to the SDM.
Additional SP Vedvrat Sirmaur said that Congress workers tried to break the barricades during the protest, but our security personnel stopped them. There was also a scuffle during this.