Congress workers lathicharged for blocking CM's route

The police today resorted to lathicharge to disperse the Congress workers protesting in Ghaziabad against Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's visit.

"About 100-150 workers of Congress blocked the route of Chief Minister in Kavinagar area of Ghaziabad due to which they were dispersed after lathicharge," IG (Law and Order) R K Vishwakarma said.

The Chief Minister was in Ghaziabad for distribution of laptops to intermediate pass students.

The party workers were protesting against recent killing of seven persons of a family in Ghaziabad, officials said.