566 activists court arrest over Amarnath land row

Thursday, August 21, 2008, 21:32 [IST]

Dhar, MP, Aug 21 (UNI) A total of 566 activists belonging to the BJP and other Hindu outfits courted arrest here today over the Amarnath land row in Kashmir.

Earlier, agitators took out a rally and shouted slogans in protest against revoking of land allotted to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board.

Later, protestors reached Kotwali police station and courted arrest en masse. A memorandum was also submitted to the district administration.

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