Bundelkhand: Farmers protesting in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand were allegedly forced to strip down to their underwear and sit in a police station for hours on Tuesday.
Photos, some shared by the state's opposition Congress, show a large group sitting in a room in their underwear. The farmers are also seen leaving a police station, their clothes bundled in their arms.
The group had gathered at a government office to present a list of demands to the district administration. The state's ruling BJP says the protest was organised by the Congress.
The police, however, claim their men were injured in stone throwing by the farmers.
"The Congress unnecessarily created a situation in which lathis and stones were used and vitiated the atmosphere," Mr Chouhan told reporters. On the stripping charge, he said he had asked for a report.
"It was a congress campaign and there was stone-throwing. We have heard about the stripping, we are waiting for an inquiry report. We need to know whether the allegation is political and whether the police disrobed them or the farmers stripped in protest," said state home minister Bhupendra Singh.
Photos, some shared by the state's opposition Congress, show a large group sitting in a room in their underwear. The farmers are also seen leaving a police station, their clothes bundled in their arms.
The group had gathered at a government office to present a list of demands to the district administration. The state's ruling BJP says the protest was organised by the Congress.
The protesters allege that they were detained at the police station, beaten up and forced to strip.
The police, however, claim their men were injured in stone throwing by the farmers.
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"The Congress unnecessarily created a situation in which lathis and stones were used and vitiated the atmosphere," Mr Chouhan told reporters. On the stripping charge, he said he had asked for a report.
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"It was a congress campaign and there was stone-throwing. We have heard about the stripping, we are waiting for an inquiry report. We need to know whether the allegation is political and whether the police disrobed them or the farmers stripped in protest," said state home minister Bhupendra Singh.
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