Infuriated over neglected problems of public interest, BJP workers protested fiercely and staged ‘Chakkajam’ at Patel Chowk, Durg on Thursday against the working style of local MLA Arun Vora. During the protest, a scuffle was created between the police personnel deployed in security and the BJP workers who were trying to gherao Collectorate. The angry BJP workers burnt the effigy of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel at Patel Chowk. Traffic was disrupted due to Chakkajam on GE Road for about 1 hour. Meanwhile, District BJP President Jitendra Verma alleged Durg City MLA Arun Vora of inactive and said that the city is full of problems. Apart from drinking water crisis, bad roads, the public is troubled by other problems.

 

Development works are lying incomplete in the city and corruption is on its peak. Law and order is continuously deteriorating, but MLA Arun Vora is not paying attention to these subjects. During the protest, the Joint Collector, who came to take the memorandum on behalf of the District Administration, was handed over the charge sheet against MLA Arun Vora by the BJP leaders and taking cognizance of the points of the charge sheet, immediate action was demanded in the interest of city development. Prior to this, BJP workers gathered in large numbers at Green Chowk on Thursday morning for the pre-scheduled demonstration of  District BJP.

 

From there they reached Patel Chowk via Agrasen Chowk, Harnabandha, Polsaipara, Farishta Complex Chowk, Indira Market and Old Bus Stand in the form of a rally under the leadership of District BJP President Jitendra Verma. BJP workers were preparing to march to the collectorate from Patel Chowk, but they were stopped by the police personnel deployed in the security. Durg Assembly BJP In-charge Rajeev Aggarwal, District BJP General Secretary Lalit Chandrakar, Surendra Kaushik, VicePresident K S Chauhan, Natwar Tamarkar, senior BJP leaders and workers of various BJP cells participated in large numbers.