“Democracy is the administration’s job to protect. They have been assigned this task. We have heard and seen the audio and video (instructing the police by the SDM)… Rest, the DGP is probing the incident and so are the local administrations. Whenever the report comes to us, we will take action,” Khattar told reporters in Chandigarh.
At least 10 people were injured after police lathi-charged a group of farmers who blocked traffic on a highway going to Karnal in Haryana, where Khattar, state BJP president Om Prakash Dhankhar and other party functionaries attended an event. were happening.
Kisan Panchayat under the chairmanship of National President of BKU (Charuni) Gurnam Singh Charuni gharaunda grain market Karnal They demanded suspension of Singh along with some other officers including Inspector Harjinder Singh for allegedly targeting protesters without provocation. The United Kisan Morcha had also made a similar demand.
“We want an FIR to be registered against them. We also demand compensation of Rs 25 lakh and government job to the kin of Sushil Kajal, the farmer injured in the lathi charge and Rs 2 lakh each to the injured farmer.
If the government does not act on the demand of the panchayat till September 6, then the farmers will gherao the Karnal secretariat indefinitely on September 7. Charuni also attacked, urging farmers to continue their dharna against BJP-JJP leaders. Congress, adding that the opposition party should have taken to the streets by now in protest against the “obstinate attitude” of the Haryana government.
“Attack on farmers of Haryana by police and civil administration cannot be tolerated anymore. NS SKM Either take a tough decision or forget the farmers of Haryana.
In a later statement, the SKM said, “It is absolutely shocking that the CM is choosing to dismiss the barbaric and illegal instructions only as a wrong choice of words. This once again categorically reiterates What we are saying is that the Khattar government is at war with its own people.”
A delegation led by Indian National Lok Dal state president Nafe Singh Rathi submitted a complaint to the Karnal SP, seeking registration of an FIR against the SDM and other police officials who allegedly beat peaceful protesters “on their heads”. ” hit.
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