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SKM Rally Draws Thousands in Chandigarh With Traffic Flow Largely Smooth

Police permitted an assembly at Sector 43 where SKM submitted a memorandum pressing for a legal MSP.

Overview

  • The gathering at the Sector 43 Dussehra Ground concluded peacefully with no major law-and-order incidents reported.
  • Attendance figures are contested, with SKM citing roughly 25,000 participants and police estimating about 10,000.
  • SKM leaders delivered a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu seeking a statutory MSP based on the Swaminathan formula along with broader economic reliefs.
  • Chandigarh Police enforced diversions on Jan Marg and Sector 43 routes and set checkpoints at Attawa Chowk and the 42/43 small chowk to manage tractor-trolley movement.
  • Security was strengthened, with more than 1,000 personnel concentrated around Sector 43 and reports of roughly 3,000 deployed across the city.