BATHINDA, March 7 -- The activists of various farmers and labourers' unions held a rally in Bathinda, demanding action against the Bathinda senior superintendent of police (SSP) Jyoti Yadav for allegedly using excessive force against members of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) during demonstrations on February 6 and 18, last month.

The activists assembled under the leadership of the Ugrahan faction of the BKU.

Holding placards, the protesters also held a march and demanded the registration of criminal cases against police officials, compensation for injured BKU volunteers, and the withdrawal of cases against the union members.

BKU (Ugrahan) head Joginder Singh Ugrahan charged the SSP with acting as a puppet for the political cla...