Nagpur: Pro-Vidarbha Activists Perform Protests for the state in Shahid Chowk in the city rounded by the police on Tuesday, the second day of their agitation.
They were detained including former MLA Wamanrao Chatap and Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti (VRAS) Coordinator of RAM Nevle and others.
Showing posters and banners demanding state for Vidarbha, activists have launched unlimited agitation at the Vidarbha Chandika temple on Monday, to coincide with August Kranti Din (AKA Movement India) observed on August 9 In addition to the country, activists also demanded a reduction in a power bill Because of the Covid-19 pandemic and protesting the increase in inflation, domestic gas and rising fuel prices.
On Tuesday morning, a van from the Tehsil police arrived at the place and picked the first chatap.
After Nevle, President Vras Mahila Aghadi Ranjana Mamarde, Head of Mukesh Masesh Yuva Mukesh and other activists also reached the place, they were also arrested and dragged into the van.
According to activists, the police launched hard action after arresting the top leaders and destroyed their banners and posters.
The situation was tense for some time because new activists continued to crush the site and join protests.
In chaos, many activists, especially women, suffered minor injuries because the police tried to remove them from the site.
Although there was the arrest of their main leaders, young activists had decided to continue protests that were not limited to the central and state governments until the old demands were delayed, they said.