GUWAHATI: More than 300 protestors were detained in three districts of Barak Valley on Tuesday during a 12-hour bandh that was called upon to protest against the delimitation exercise of constituencies in the state.
The bandh, initially called by the Barak Democratic Front (BDF) and later supported by the Congress, Trinamool Congress, and the AIUDF, began at 5 AM with shops and business establishments closed in the Cachar, Karimganj, and Hailakandi districts of the Valley.
Schools and government offices remained open but attendance was thin, as per reports.
The number of vehicles was lower than usual in the three districts and the protestors were seen urging people who had come out on the streets to return home.
The police detained over 300 protestors, including Congress MLA from Karimganj (North) Kamalakhya De Purukayastha, and the party’s Cachar district president Abhijit Paul.
Cachar Superintendent of Police Numal Mahatta said protestors from all parties have been detained as they were preventing people to go out for work.
“These are preventive arrests. We are trying to help the common people”, he further added in this regard.
