Bathinda, Aug. 9 -- Several Left-leaning unions of farmers, farm labourers, students and Tarksheel Society staged a rally in Moga on Friday, demanding withdrawal of central government's Operation Kagar, aimed at eliminating Naxal terrorism.

Convened by the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan), under the banner of Mass Democratic Organisations of Punjab, the protesters alleged that the tribal population in Naxal-affected states was facing excesses by the security forces under the operation.

BKU president Joginder Singh Ugrahan claimed the tribal areas of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and other regions were facing killings by the security forces. State president of Krantikari Kisan Union, Baldev Singh Zira called for unity among various se...