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Twenty-five women person been booked by Jayankondam constabulary for blocking postulation astatine Kallathur adjacent present connected Tuesday.
The women were protesting against the summons served connected 10 women, who took portion successful a protestation held connected January 9, demanding the shifting of 2 Tasmac outlets from Kallathur.
The 2 Tasmac outlets are operating successful residential areas connected North Extension Road astatine Kallathur adjacent Jayankondam. Hence, section residents person been protesting for the past 2 years, demanding that they beryllium shifted to different location. They assertion that regular wage workers and younker successful the colony person been severely affected.
Urging the authorities to displacement some outlets, astir 200 staged a roadworthy blockade astatine Kallathur connected February 9. Police and gross officials, who came for talks, assured them that steps would beryllium taken to displacement the shops to different location. Later, the constabulary summoned astatine slightest 10 women for questioning.
Upset by the constabulary action, a ample fig of protestors, mostly women, staged a roadworthy blockade again astatine the aforesaid spot on Tuesday, obstructing postulation connected Jayankondam-Vriddhachalam Highway. They raised slogans against the State authorities for registering a lawsuit and serving summons connected women, who were making a genuine demand.
The police, who rushed to the spot, detained 25 people, mostly women, for disrupting the traffic. However, each of them were released subsequently. The Jayankondam constabulary person registered a lawsuit against them.
