The New Nation - Internet Edition

TUG OF WAR: Police in riot gear trying to snatch a
banner from the activists of the Left Democratic Front's
human chain formed at city's Muktangon yesterday. NN
photo

Staff Reporter

Police in riot gear used batons to break up a human chain formed by supporters of Left Democratic Front near Muktangon in the city's Paltan area yesterday.

Witness said hundreds of protesters gathered at Paltan for demanding an end to the recent price hike of daily essentials. As the LDF activists tried to force their way into the Muktangon police put up barricades on the Paltan crossing and resorted to baton charge to disperse the crowd.

One of the protesters said, "When the 'Mollas' were demonstrating in the city in their thousands carrying sticks, police did not stop them, but when we are protesting price hike of rice in the country the police is gagging us."