Te sio
co ti ues
i
Ambala
afte
a
viole t
co f o tatio
betwee
police
a d
p oteste s
ove
the
NH-44
blockade.
The
situatio
emai s
u de
close
watch
as
autho ities
e gage
i
back-cha el
discussio s
with
ep ese tatives
of
the
p otesti g
g oups.
The
immediate
focus
is
o
p eve ti g
a othe
oad
blockade
a d
avoidi g
a
epeat
of
the
viole ce
wit essed
du i g
the
p evious
co f o tatio .
Du i g
the
ea lie
clash,
seve al
police
pe so el
we e
i ju ed,
i cludi g
a
DSP
who
epo tedly
suffe ed
a
se ious
thumb
i ju y.
The
co ditio
of
the
i ju ed
office
emai s
a
key
co ce
as
he
co ti ues
to
eceive
medical
t eatme t.
The
viole t
sce es
had
ea lie
fo ced
police
to
use
tea
gas
a d
lathicha ge
to
co t ol
the
situatio
a d
clea
the
highway.
Mea while,
discussio s
a e
epo tedly
u de way
betwee
the
admi ist atio
a d
p otest
leade s.
Officials
have
u ged
p oteste s
ot
to
block
the
oad
agai .
The
admi ist atio
has
also
i dicated
that
a
p ocess
will
be
i itiated
fo
the
elease
of
those
who
we e
a ested
du i g
the
dispute,
with
bail
p oceedi gs
expected
to
follow.
Howeve ,
o
specific
deadli e
has
epo tedly
bee
give
fo
thei
elease.
This
has
left
u ce tai ty
ove
whethe
p oteste s
will
accept
the
assu a ces
offe ed
by
the
admi ist atio .
The
comi g
hou s,
pa ticula ly
u til
afte oo ,
could
p ove
c ucial
i
dete mi i g
whethe
te sio s
ease
o
a othe
demo st atio
takes
place.
Autho ities
a e
keepi g
a
close
watch
o
developme ts
a d
a e
seeki g
a
peaceful
esolutio
th ough
dialogue.
The
possibility
of
a othe
NH-44
blockade
emai s
a
majo
co ce
because
a y
f esh
dis uptio
could
o ce
agai
affect
t affic
a d
c eate
a
law-a d-o de
challe ge.
