Punjab Police douse water cannon at AAP workers trying to gherao CM's house

Police used water cannon to disperse AAP workers who were protesting against frequent power cuts at Siswan, they tried to force their way to "gherao" Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's residence.

Mohali (Punjab): Police on Saturday used water cannon to disperse AAP workers forcing their way to "gherao" the residence of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh at Siswan here in protest against frequent power cuts. The protesting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers, led by its Punjab unit chief Bhagwant Mann, shouted slogans against the Congress government over the power shortage. Police personnel were deployed in strength and multi-layered barricades were put up on the road leading to the chief minister's farmhouse.