Giridih/ Hazaribag, Aug 22 (PTI) A scuffle broke out between police and BJP workers on Saturday when party supporters attempted to burn an effigy of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in Giridih, an official said.
Fifteen BJP workers were detained, while around 90 others courted arrest, he said.
Led by BJP town president Ranjeet Rai, the party workers took out a procession from Jhanda Ground towards Tower Chowk, carrying an effigy of the chief minister, in the Town police station area.
BJP workers alleged that police seized the effigy from them, leading to the scuffle.
“We detained 15 persons from the spot. Later, about 90 people courted arrest. They were, however, released later,” Giridih Sub-Divisional Magistrate Dhirendra Kumar told PTI.
Later, some activists took out another effigy bearing a photograph of the chief minister and burnt it near Tower Chowk, while another effigy was burnt near Giridih Sadar Hospital.
Rai said the effigy-burning protest was organised against the alleged assault on students by JMM activists in Giridih on Friday.
Meanwhile, hundreds of students in Hazaribag district took out a ‘silent procession’ in protest against the alleged lathi-charge by police on Friday.
The procession began at Gandhi Maidan and culminated at District More. During the protest, the students offered roses to police personnel.
“Offering roses was aimed at sending out a message that the protest will continue even if police resort to lathi-charge or use water cannon,” a protester said. PTI CORR ANB RPS SAN SAN MNB
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