BJP expels leader for ‘abusing’ farmers

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh unit of the BJP on Saturday expelled a leader of its Kisan Morcha (farmers’ wing), who was purportedly seen using abusive language about farmers in a video that went viral on social media. State BJP chief Rakesh Singh has terminated the primary membership of Hakim Singh Aanjana, Ujjain district secretary of the Kisan Morcha, with immediate effect, party spokesperson Lokendra Parashar said. The language used by Aanjana was not acceptable, he said. In the video, Aanjana is purportedly seen calling farmers ‘beimaan’ (dishonest) and ‘chor’ (thieves). He had said that farmers should be ‘beaten with shoes’. pti