Samajwadi Party to launch another protest on March 25

Claiming that the agitations against the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government were successful despite atrocities by police, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said another protest will be launched by the party from March 25.

"The three day agitation from March 7-9 and village level agitation on March 17 were successful despite atrocities and high-handedness by the police. We will again launch an agitation again the state government from March 25," Mulayam Singh said yesterday while addressing party workers on the occasion of Holi at his residence in Saifai.

The party has registered a complaint with National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) against the policemen for beating up of Samajwadi Party activists.

In the coming assembly elections (in 2012), the party will give priority to youths and they will be given a chance to contest the polls, he said.