Kiratpur Sahib, May 28

Tension prevailed when BJP leaders led by party’s state secretary Anil Sachhar reached to sanitise Sheetla Mata Temple here today. Soon after a large number of farmers and local party workers of Congress, SAD and AAP reached the spot to oppose them.

A heavy police force deployed outside, however, didn’t allow the protesters to enter the temple. Earlier the farmers had forced the RSS not to hold blood donation camps in district twice last week.

It was around 12.30 p.m. when BJP leaders reached the temple and started sanitising the temple. As soon as they reached the temple, farmers as well workers of Congress, SAD, AAP and the Left reached outside and started raising slogans against them. They said the BJP or RSS would not be allowed to carry out any activity in the state till the three laws were not repealed, they said. — TNS