Several Congress leaders, including party legislators from Haryana, were detained at Panipat on Wednesday after a clash with the police during a tractor rally heading towards Delhi against the farm Bills. The Panipat police used water cannons to disperse the protesters when they tried to break the barricades and move ahead.
Several trade unions also took out a march in protest against the farm and labour Bills at Gurugram and submitted a memorandum to the local administration to be sent to President Ram Nath Kovind.
All-India Congress Committee joint secretary and national in-charge of Indian Youth Congress Krishna Allavaru and IYC national president B.V. Srinivas were among those detained, besides Samalkha MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker and Israna MLA Balbir Singh.
Mr. Chhoker told the The Hindu over phone that the protest rally was peaceful but the police tried to stop them near Samalkha…