Supriya Sule, Anil Deshmukh 'evicted' after they stage protest

12 December,2017 01:17 PM IST |  Nagpur  |  PTI

Senior NCP leader Supriya Sule and former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh were evicted by police after they blocked a road near the city airport today


Senior NCP leader Supriya Sule and former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh were evicted by police after they blocked a road near the city airport today. The two leaders were leading a foot-march 'Janakrosh Hallabol', which entered the city this afternoon, a senior police official said.


NCP MP Supriya Sule along with the farmers being detained by the police during a protest against Maharashtra state government, in Nagpur. Pic/ PTI Photo

Joint Commissioner of Police Shivaji Bodhke told PTI that Sule, an MP, and Deshmukh, along with NCP workers, were evicted after they staged a protest on the road. "They have not been detained or arrested," Bodhke clarified.

The foot-march, started in Yavatmal district of Vidarbha on December 1, will culminate here tomorrow. NCP chief Sharad Pawar is likely to address a rally on the occasion.

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