NEW DELHI: At least seven Congress party leaders were injured on Monday when a stage collapsed during a protest in Bhopal.
The incident took place near Rangmahal Square while the leaders were addressing a group of protesters before marching towards the Madhya Pradesh assembly, Congress MLA Jaivardhan Singh, who was present at the protest, said.
The protest was organised by the Congress party to oppose the state government's "anti-farmer" policies.
Despite the collapse, Congress workers continued their march towards the assembly but were halted by the police, who used water cannons to disperse the crowd.
Bhopal Zone 1 additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP), Rashmi Agarwal Dubey, said, "We have barricaded the area and are doing our job." When asked for details about the number of injured persons, the ADCP said she would check and ended the call.
(With agency inputs)
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