Ludhiana, Sept. 1 -- Ludhiana Rural BJP staged a protest outside the office of commissioner of police Swapan Sharma on Monday, alleging a deterioration in the law and order situation and a rise in incidents of robbery, snatching and other crimes across the state. The protesters later submitted a memorandum of demands to the police administration.

The protest was led by BJP Ludhiana Rural president Gagandeep Singh Sunny Kainth. Punjab BJP co-spokesperson Pritpal Singh Balyawal was also present.

Addressing the protesters, Kainth alleged that people in Punjab no longer felt safe and that incidents of robbery and snatching were taking place even during the day. He said the alleged rise in crime had created an atmosphere of fear and insecuri...