Police attacked the activists of Gonotantrik Bam Morcha (Democratic Left Alliance) marching towards Sunderbans demanding stoppage of construction of a thermal power plant at Rampal at they reached Magura yestewrday.
Sources said the police obstructed the marchers to bring out a procession in the district town but defying the barricade, they reached near the office district unit of motor workers union.
At one stage, police charged baton on the marchers that left the alliance coordinator Saiful Huq, Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal leader Shubhrangshu Chakrabrti, alliance leader Mushrefa Mishu, BSD leader Fakhruddin Kabir Atik and 15 others.
Munshi Asaduzzaman, officer-in-charge of Sadar police station, said the marchers were dispersed for obstructing highway and bringing out procession without permission. He claimed police did not charge batons on the protesters.
Later, around 12pm the marchers left Magura for Jhenidah and police there did not allow them to bring out any procession, said alliance leader Firoz Ahmed.
Firoz said police in Jessore was also obstructing the marchers to bring out any procession.
The police also attacked the march on the first day of the march in Manikganj.