Rajasthan Congress MLA Ashok Chandna and 17 others were arrested today after they held a demonstration over farmers issue here, police said.
The police had to use mild force to disperse the Youth Congress activists during the demonstration led by Chandna in the district collectorate premises.
Eighteen persons, including Youth Congress state president Ashok Chandna, were arrested and later released from Sadar police station, they said.
Earlier in the day, Youth Congress national president Amrinder Singh said that the issues of farmers were being neglected in BJP-ruled Rajasthan.
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