Over 100 Congress Leaders, Workers Detained In Gujarat For Protests On Fuel Prices

According to the police, more than 100 Congress workers in different cities have been detained for staging protests without permission.

More than 100 Congress workers, MLAs and leaders were detained in different parts of Gujarat on Friday for staging without police permission protests against the central government over the rise in fuel prices, an official said. Leaders and workers of the Gujarat Congress staged demonstrations in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Bharuch, Palanpur and Vadodara as part of a nationwide call given by the party high command to protest against the high petrol and diesel prices. While the party's state president Amit Chavda led the agitation in Gandhinagar, former state unit chief Bharatsinh Solanki took part in the party's protest in Vadodara, where workers pulled a car using ropes. In Ahmedabad, senior MLA and deputy Leader of Opposition Shailesh Parmar led the agitation.