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Kejriwal held as activists protest against coal scam

By The Assam Tribune

NEW DELHI, Aug 26 � Activist Arvind Kejriwal and hundreds of erstwhile Team Anna supporters were detained today when they marched to the residences of the Prime Minister and Congress and BJP chiefs on the issue of coal block allocation with police using teargas and water cannons to disperse them.

Kejriwal was detained for the second time today as he was picked up from outside the residence of the PM this morning. The protest also brought to fore differences in the group over targeting BJP, with activist Kiran Bedi keeping herself away from Jantar Mantar.

Initially, police did not prevent protesters from marching towards the PM�s residence though barricades were erected.

The protesters in separate groups marched from Jantar Mantar towards the residences of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Race Course Road, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Janpath and BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Tughlaq Road. � PTI

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