Muzaffarnagar (UP), Dec 22 (PTI) Police have booked more than 100 activists of a farmers’ outfit, including a district-level leader, for allegedly disrupting traffic and damaging public property during a protest at the Jagahedi toll plaza in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, officials said on Monday.
According to Circle Officer Neeraj Singh, a case has been registered at the Titawi police station against more than 100 persons, of whom 20 have been named, in connection with the incident that took place on Sunday evening.
Those booked include Nikhil Choudhry, district president of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Tomar faction), which staged a demonstration at the toll plaza, the police said.
The accused have been booked under the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with the provisions of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, and an investigation is underway, Singh added.
The police said hundreds of activists assembled at the Jagahedi toll plaza and staged a sit-in, alleging misbehaviour by toll plaza employees with farmers. During the protest, traffic on the highway was disrupted, they said.
The protesters later submitted a 13-point memorandum to the district administration, seeking action over their grievances, officials said.
The demands included that damaged roads be repaired before the imposition of toll tax and tractors used by farmers be exempted from paying toll charges. The union also sought police verification of toll plaza employees and the removal of those with criminal records from duty at the Jagahedi toll plaza. Other demands included adequate lighting arrangements at the toll plaza, the police said.
Choudhary said the authorities have been given 15 days to accept the demands, failing which the farmers’ outfit would again launch an agitation at the Jagahedi toll plaza in the district. PTI COR KIS MNK MNK MNK
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