Irked traders assault protesting PLRA workers on The Mall
The agitating traders dispersed the protesting PLRA workers and cleared the road for traffic.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Several irked traders having businesses on The Mall on Friday attacked Punjab Land Record Authority workers picketing the road at Chairing Cross for over 12 days in protest in favour of their demands.
Several Mall Road Traders Association members attacked the protesting PLRA workers with batons, some pelted the protesters with corncobs and other trash dumped on the roadside.
The confrontation was preceded by an argument between protesters and traders who had asked the protesters to end their blockade. Police contingents soon reached the scene but could not immediately restore order.
The agitating traders dispersed the protesting PLRA workers and cleared the road for traffic.
“These protesters are destroying our business as the road is blocked every other day,” said trader Naeem Mir. He said protests on The Mall were now illegal and that traders would not accept pickets and sit-ins any longer.
On the other hand, the protesting PLRA workers said that staging peaceful protest is their constitutional right.
