No respect for Bhojpuri at Ara Junction, then performance: Artists were agitating for 25 days, today there was a ruckus at the station for hours, 5 arrested, released after 3 hours

The artists performed through processions in the station premises.

There was a ruckus during the performance of Bhojpuri Kala Sanrakshan Morcha in Ara Junction campus today. RPF jawans got into a scuffle with the members of the agitating front for 25 days. After this, an FIR was registered against them in the railway station under the sections of unauthorized entry, sloganeering, commotion etc. Police had also detained 5 members of the Morcha. However, they were released with orders to appear in the court yesterday.

They were agitating for 25 days on the issue of depiction of Bhojpuri painting and establishment of Bhojpuri painting at Ara Junction.

The members of the Morcha were agitating for 25 days on the issue of painting of Bhojpuri painting at Ara Junction and establishment of Bhojpuri painting. The Bhojpuri artistes were protesting the policy of the East-Central Railway officials on this issue. All the artists were also on hunger strike for the last two days. But after the government did not take any heed, the artists started performing and making people aware through processions by roaming around the station premises. During this, the RPF got into a scuffle with the jawans.

Regarding this, Vinod Singh of Bhojpuria Jan Morcha said that the government is playing with Bhojpuri pride. Dr Kumar Shilbhadra said that repression gives birth to rebels. We should not be compelled to take drastic steps for our rights. Colorist Manoj Kumar Singh said that we have inherited this painting from our ancestors. Each person should try to protect it according to his capacity.

Rangkarmi Ratan Deva said that this movement will end only after written assurance or work order. Theater artist Ashok Manav said that along with protecting the local culture, it is also a fight to protect the bread of local artists.

Kamal Kumar Rai, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Kishan Singh, Manoj Shrivastava, Ghanshyam Pathak, Suresh Singh, Roopa Kumari, Nirala Kumar, former councilors Dr. Shashi Saxena, Kamlesh Nath Pandey, Nagendra Kumar were prominent in the program of the procession.