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Youth Congress confronts police while encircling Health Minister's Bhopal bungalow
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bhopal
🗓 11 Sep 2026, 05:40 PM
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A group of young Congress activists attempted to surround the residence of the state's health minister in Bhopal, leading to a clash with police who had set up barricades. The protesters demanded the minister's resignation over health‑care issues.
Young activists from the Congress party moved to encircle the official bungalow of the health minister in Bhopal, aiming to press their grievances over the state's health infrastructure. Police had already erected barricades around the premises, anticipating a protest.
When the demonstrators reached the perimeter, a scuffle broke out as officers tried to maintain the cordon. Reports describe the incident as a "झूमाझटकी" between the youth wing and law‑enforcement personnel, with both sides exchanging verbal accusations.
The core demand of the protesters was the resignation of the health minister, whom they accuse of mismanaging critical health resources, including ventilators. The confrontation underscores rising political pressure on the state’s health administration.
When the demonstrators reached the perimeter, a scuffle broke out as officers tried to maintain the cordon. Reports describe the incident as a "झूमाझटकी" between the youth wing and law‑enforcement personnel, with both sides exchanging verbal accusations.
The core demand of the protesters was the resignation of the health minister, whom they accuse of mismanaging critical health resources, including ventilators. The confrontation underscores rising political pressure on the state’s health administration.