This story is from December 5, 2020

6 Cong workers held for protest over farm laws in Patan

6 Cong workers held for protest over farm laws in Patan
Palanpur: Six Congress workers were arrested during protest against the new farm laws in Patan town on Friday. The protest which was led by Congress leader Paresh Dhanani, was also in support of the farmers from Punjab and Haryana camping outside Delhi.
Dhanani termed the the farm bills by the central government as an attempt to favour the industrialists at the cost of farmers.

Congress workers led by Dhanani staged sit-in protest outside the Patan district collectorate. They also submitted a memorandum to the collector Supreet Singh Gulati demanding that the new farm laws be scrapped.
Patan superintendent of police Akshayraj Makwana said, “We have arrested six Congress worker from Siddhpur Chowki was they were blocking road. They have been booked under section 188 of the IPC.”
Apart from Dhanani, Congress MLA from Siddhpur Chandanji Thakor, Patan MLA Kirit Patel and other office bearers of Congress took part in the protest.
“On the one hand the government talks of doubling farmers’ income while the farm income has halved. It is clearly an attempt destroy the farmers,” said Patel.
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