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ABVP activists stage rasta roko

Staff Correspondent

FOR A CAUSE: Activists of the ABVP and farmers staging a rasta roko in Hubli on Wednesday seeking the dismissal of the West Bengal Government.

HUBLI: Members of the Akhila Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishat (ABVP), Hubli unit, and farmers staged a rasta roko here on Wednesday seeking the dismissal of the West Bengal Government led by Buddhadeb Bhattacharya.

The protest was in response to the nationwide strike call given by the parishat against the Buddhadeb led Government in West Bengal.

The protestors staged a rasta roko at Unakal Cross for a while. Member of the State Executive Committee of the ABVP Mahendra Kautal alleged that the leaders in the West Bengal Government were responsible for the killing of people in their State recently.

Leaders of farmers Basanna Hebballi, Shankarappa Bijawad and others criticised the action of the West Bengal Government.

Parishat leader Rajendra Pujar and Krishna Bidralli and leaders of farmers Babu Hotagi and Iranna Niralagi participated in the agitation.

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