<h1>Police stop opposition party protest march over water shortages and electricity tariffs, detain leaders who refused dispersal orders</h1> Police prevented an opposition party protest march against the regional government's alleged failure to fulfill campaign promises. The demonstration, organized to protest issues including water shortages, increased electricity tariffs, and detention of local youth in outside jails, was stopped before reaching the city center. Several party leaders and activists were detained when they refused police orders to disperse from their assembly point near a local park. Party officials criticized the police action as authoritarian suppression of peaceful protest rights.