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Tuesday, May 26, 1998
Stir for new districts on in Madhya Pradesh
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
BHOPAL, May 25: While curfew continued in Manendragarh in Surguja district, the police used teargas shells and lathi charge to chase a mob of about 500 persons which tried to storm the circuit house at Kawardha in Rajnandgaon district today where Minister of Scheduled Castes Welfare Dhanesh Patila was holding a meeting of the district officials.The police headquarters here said that the mob pelted stones at the circuit house and the residence of the SDM and also tried to set fire to a state roadways bus. About 50 persons were arrested and prohibitory orders under section 144 CrPC imposed. The people were demanding district status for Kawardha. Copyright © 1998 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
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