SILCHAR: A protest against the Waqf Act turned violent in Silchar of Assam’s Cachar district Sunday after demonstrators hurled stones at police, which resorted to a cane charge to restore law and order.
Muslims from Berenga, Madhurband, and Kanakpur gathered at Badri Bridge in the morning to take out a protest rally to Madhurband. When the rally reached its destination, several protesters sat on the road in Chamragudam locality, leading to an altercation with police. It was then that some protesters hurled stones at police.
DM Mridul Yadav issued prohibitory orders under Section 163 of BNSS across the district in the evening.
Cachar SP Numal Mahatta said, “With the model code of conduct in place for the upcoming panchayat polls, a protest march was conducted without any permission. While the rally was initially peaceful, a group of protesters breached police barricades and advanced towards Silchar town, with some miscreants even throwing stones at the cops.” The guilty will face legal repercussions, Mahatta added.
Azad Hossain Majumder, representing demonstrators, condemned the behaviour of some protesters and said he supports police action against the alleged perpetrators.