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According to reports, the encroachers were from a semi-religious sect, who described themselves as "Satyagrahis". The agitators had occupied the park in the Jawahar Bagh area for over two years. The 260-acre park is valued in crores of rupees.
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The encroachers, who have been on a protest for two years, demand "cancellation of the elections" of the President and Prime Minister of India. They also want that diesel be sold at 60 litres a rupee and petrol at 40 litres a rupee. The existing currency, they also say, should be replaced.
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According to police, members of this outfit and another smaller organisation, Swadheen Bharat Subhash Sena, had been staging demonstrations at Jawahar Bagh over the last two-and-a-half years. Among the other demands posted on their Facebook page are: "We demand all records relating to the 'Ruler of the Nation', law and order, and also the document of citizenship (which shows how we are citizens of the nation) to be made public."
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So far, police have been able to identify only one of the group's leaders, Ram Vriksha Yadav, but have no further information about him or his associates.
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The incident has come as a setback to the Samajwadi Party (SP) government in the state which braces for elections early next year and is already faced with charges of lawlessness in the state.
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