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Police Use Water Cannon to Stop Youth Cong Workers Marching to Punjab CM Mann’s Residence

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Published By: Mahima Joshi Last Updated: December 17, 2023, 15:08 IST When the protesters tried to force their way through the barricades, police used a water cannon to disperse them. (Photo: X/@mohit_mohindra) Police had placed barricades near Punjab Congress Bhawan in Chandigarh to prevent the protesters from moving towards Mann’s residence. Police on Sunday used a water cannon to disperse Youth Congress workers who tried to force their way through barricades while marching towards Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s residence here to protest alleged deterioration of law and order. Several Youth Congress leaders were also detained, police officials said. Police had placed barricades near Punjab Congress Bhawan in Chandigarh to prevent the protesters from moving towards Mann’s residence. When the protesters tried to force their way through the barricades, police used a water cannon to disperse them. Before the protest march, the Youth Congress staged a dharna and raised slogans against the AAP government. In a series of posts on X, Punjab Youth Congress chief Mohit Mohindra alleged law and order in the state has …

“We’re Still Fighting,” Say Actors Marching In New York

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Actors, writers and SAG-AFTRA members on a picket line. (Image courtesy: AFP) Hundreds of US entertainment workers rallied outside the New York headquarters of Amazon and HBO on Tuesday in a National Day of Solidarity with the strike that has shut down Hollywood. Waving placards and chanting through megaphones, the demonstrators vowed to continue the industrial action that has brought America’s entertainment industry to a standstill since May until their demands are met. “The movement has not stopped, the movement has only grown,” said Ezra Knight, president of the New York branch of the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA, adding: “We’re still here, we’re still fighting.” The Writers Guild of America (WGA) walked out in May, and were joined on the picket lines by the far larger Screen Actors Guild last month. The twin actions have halted film and TV production and forced a postponement of the Emmy Awards. The unions are demanding better pay, guarantees to limit the use of artificial intelligence, and other improved working conditions. The WGA announced earlier this month that it was …