- Title: Indian police use water cannon to disperse protesters demanding employment
- Date: 28th March 2025
- Summary: SILIGURI, WEST BENGAL, INDIA (MARCH 28, 2025) (ANI - No use India) VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS MARCHING WITH FLAGS AND RAISING SLOGANS PROTEST LEADER ADDRESSING PROTESTERS SECURITY PERSONNEL ON GUARD/BARRICADES ON ROAD/PROTESTERS RAISING SLOGANS SECURITY PERSONNEL ON GUARD PROTESTERS GATHERED PROTESTERS TRYING TO BREAK THROUGH BARRICADES/WATER CANNON BEING USED ON PROTESTERS PRO
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- Keywords: India Siliguri baton strike protests security forces unemployment water cannon youth
- Location: SILIGURI, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
- City: SILIGURI, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA001M24DLXR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Police in India's eastern West Bengal state clashed with thousands of activists protesting the prevailing unemployment situation in the province on Friday (March 28).
Police put up barricades to stop protesters who belonged to Democratic Youth Federation of India and used water cannons, tear gas shells and baton-charged to disperse them.
According to data compiled by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation, West Bengal's unemployment rate stood at 7.3% in 2022-23. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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