MLA nabbed, hospitalised

Tuesday, December 26, 2006, 9:31 [IST]

Narsinghpur, MP, Dec 24 (UNI) Gotegaon legislator Hakam Singh Chadhar, who supports the Uma Bharti-founded Bharatiya Jan Shakti (BJS) and was suspended from the Bharatiya Janata Party, was arrested today and admitted to the district hospital as his health severely deteriorated on the sixth day of his hunger strike here, the police said.

The BJS is staging a demonstration in support of 15-point demands including power supply to farmers and fixing sugarcane price at Rs 180 per quintal. The party announced a 'jail bharo' campaign under BJS General Secretary Prahlad Patel's leadership here tomorrow.

''If the demands are not met, Ms Bharti will also court arrest,'' Mr Patel said.

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