Bhattal condemns lathicharge on Students, Anganwari workers

Thursday, December 27, 2007, 17:33 [IST]

Chandigarh, Dec 27 (UNI) Punjab Congress President and leader of the opposition Rajinder Kaur Bhattal has condemned the lathicharge on peacefully demonstrating ITI Students at Bathinda and arrest of Anganwari workers by the Punjab Police.

Terming this police action as ''inhuman behaviour reminiscent of brutalities of British Raj Police'' Ms Bhattal said that peaceful demonstrations for legal demands was the constitutional right of all citizens but the SAD-BJP Government in Punjab ''has unleashed the police terror on all sections of the society to suppress them''.

Ms Bhattal has warned the SAD-BJP Government and its Police officials to behave properly with the demonstrators.

The state Congress chief added that the Party stood firmly with the Aanganwadi workers and ITI Students in their struggle for fulfillment of their demands, a release issued by PPCC General Secretary Raj Pal Singh said here.

UNI

Topics: POLITICS-PUNJAB-BHATTAL

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