AJMER: Traffic movement was hit on different routes here on Wednesday after Ajmer Bar Association members staged a dharna on Jaipur Road as they were upset with district collector who was not in office even after giving them time to submit a memorandum demanding passage of the Advocate Protection Act.
Bar association president Mohan Singh Rathore said the district collector had given them time but he was not in his office. He said when the collector did not turn up even after a long wait, they staged a protest at the district collectorate following which the Civil Lines police reached there to remove them. Later, advocates gathered outside district and sessions court and jammed the Jaipur Road.
Meanwhile, official sources said the collector was busy with a video conference when lawyers reached his office to submit the memorandum.
