Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Mar 21: People of Poonch town held strong protest demonstration and also blocked Chakkan-da-Bagh road for more than an hour, as some miscreants painted the photo of Netaji Subash Chander Bose at a local park in old city area here today.
The trouble started after the residents of the city found that the photo of great freedom fighter Netaji Subash Chander Bose on the board erected at the main entrance of the Subash Chander Park had been painted black by some miscreants during last night. The people got agitated and came out on the road at around 7.30 am.
They started massive protest demonstration and raised barricades on Poonch-LoC road leading to Chakkan-da-Bagh. They shouted slogans against the Administration and demanded action against the accused. They said that most disrespect has been shown to the great freedom fighter and it will not be tolerated. The people pointed out that it is second time that this has happened. About two months earlier also some miscreants had painted the board and it was got restored.
Sensing more trouble and violence DySP Headquarters and SHO rushed to the spot. They assured the people to arrest the accused persons and take strict action in this regard. The SP and ADC also intervened later and on their intervention, the people removed dharna after over an hour and restored movement of traffic.
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