SNE NETWORK.LUDHIANA.
Police has detained many leaders who were marching towards Ludhiana to protest against pollution in Budha Nallah in Ludhiana. The atmosphere remains tense. During this, police lathicharged the protesters. There was a lot of pushing and shoving between the police and the protesters, in which CIA 3 in-charge Navdeep got injured on the head. Police has detained more than 150 people so far.
Police Commissioner Kuldeep Chahal has reached the spot. He said that the atmosphere is peaceful. No one will be allowed to take the law into their own hands. After the police detained the protesters, other protesters have blocked the Ludhiana-Ferozepur highway. Wherever the protesters are present, the police administration has installed jammers so that the mobile network cannot work.
Earlier, the police had taken Titu Bania of Ludhiana into custody, Roman Barad of Ferozepur, Mohinder Singh of Moga, one person from Faridkot and half a dozen other people were taken into custody.
Let us tell you that a few days ago, Lakha Sidhana had called for a protest by calling for the closure of Budha Nala. People associated with the dry industry had also talked about a protest. On which today Lakha Sidhana and many of his companions were reaching to close Budha Nala. Lakha Sidhana has been taken into custody by the police. In Jagraon, his companion Sukh Jagraon has also been taken into custody by the police.
Protest under the banner of Kala Paani The Morcha
Kala Paani The Morcha organization has been formed against the cleaning of Budha Nala of Ludhiana and black water, under whose banner around 1500 people from Rajasthan are reaching Ludhiana in Punjab on Tuesday. These people say that the filth and black chemical water in Ludhiana’s Budha Nallah gets mixed in Sutlej and later reaches Rajasthan, drinking which hundreds of people of Rajasthan have fallen ill.
With the news of the protest by the people of Rajasthan in Ludhiana, the police administration has deployed 2 thousand police personnel on the city borders. Every police personnel has also been instructed that if anyone takes the law in their hands, then he should be dealt with strictly.
Police deployed at treatment plants too
At the same time, police have been deployed at all the treatment plants and CETP centers in the city. DCP Jaskaran Singh Teja said that no one will be allowed to spoil the atmosphere of the city.