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Title - Asaram supporters block rail track, 3 heldPosted by : puneetmafia on Sep 05, 2013 - 17:57:21 PM |
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Jammu : Three supporters of self-styled godman and rape accused Asaram were detained by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) after they disrupted rail traffic near Balol Nallah on Jammu-Pathankote railway route here this morning.Sources said around 100 supporters and followers of the accused, including women, had blocked the railway track at Balol Nallah in Bari Brahmana.They also raised slogans against the Congress-led UPA government for allegedly framing the accused godman Asaram under a conspiracy.The protestors carried placards and had a minor scuffle with the police when the latter tried to stop them from moving on the railway track.“They assembled near Balol Nallah at 7.45 am and had a minor scuffle with the police after they were stopped. The rail traffic remained disrupted for half-an-hour. The trains affected due to the disruption were Ahmedabad Express from Jammu and Jammu-bound Sealdah Express,” a police officer said.The official also claimed that some supporters and followers, who had boarded the Ahmedabad Express from Jammu, also joined the protestors raising anti-government slogans.After a brief disruption where two trains were delayed, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) swung into action and dispersed the protestors.Meanwhile, many Asaram's supporters continued their hunger strike at Bhagwati Nagar ashram here.They accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of implicating the “spiritual guru” in "false case" under a "well-planned conspiracy". They demanded the "spiritual guru" should be immediately released.Sources said that hundreds of supporters and followers of Asaram had already left for Jodhpur to hold protest against the government. |