ITANAGAR:
Arunachal Pradesh chief minister
Pema Khandu on Monday said the state government would provide a
new designated land here for holding protests. The Tennis Court inside the Indira Gandhi Park in the state capital has been marked as the designated area for staging protests and holding dharnas. The new protest area would have toilets, drinking water and electricity supply, Khandu said.
The chief minister's statement comes after reservations expressed by several bodies over allotment of the land near the Tennis Court, which was earlier used to hold protests, to the BJP to build its permanent office.
Attending the foundation stone laying ceremony and bhumi puja for the BJP office, Khandu said the government is not opposed to protests and the concerns raised by the organisations were genuine.
The BJP party office would be built using funds through contributions from well-wishers and the party's own sources. PTI