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Porters'
protest at Wagah Border
by Ravinder Singh Robin
Wagah
Border: Activists of Border Porters Union today registered their protest
at the Wagah Border against the thrashing of one of their colleague, Sukhwinder
Singh by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel. Hundreds of porters
gathered outside the custom gate of the Wagah joint check post on Sunday.
Holding placard in their hands, they shouted slogan against the BSF. The
porters have been on strike since May 3, which has also affected the trading
across the border. They have also demanded action against the BSF personnel
who thrashed the Sukhwinder and have also demanded for compensation. While
denying allegations of thrashing the porter, Pardeep Katyal, a BSF official
said that the personnel had caught Sukhwinder red handed stealing dry
fruit from boxes, which were imported from Pakistan by the traders. Sukhwinder
had a history of suffering epilepsy attack. However, the BSF was looking
into the matter. Over 1000 porters have been working at Wagah joint check
post and special license for working at Wagah has been given by the custom.
-May 7, 2006
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