Jamshedpur, Oct 28 (PTI) Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Tuesday criticised the police lathi charge of tribals in Chaibasa town, the previous day.

He claimed that the tribals went to gherao the Jharkhand Transport minister Deepak Birua's residence on Monday to demand imposition of "no entry" on heavy vehicles on NH 220 and NH75E during daytime to check frequent road accidents.

The tribals wanted to plead with the Transport minister, but police resorted to lathi charge and hurled tear gas shells on them on Monday night, Soren said.

Earlier, West Singhbhum district administration had imposed prohibitory orders from Monday 8 pm within 200 metre radius of the residence of the Transport minister after social activist Ramesh Balmuchu and his associates threatened to gherao Bi

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