Khattar govt criticised for lathicharge on farmers

Our Correspondent

Tarn Taran, October 7

Farmers and other sections of society on Wednesday criticised the Haryana Government for lathicharge and using water cannons on protesting farmers.

Members of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharash Committee, Zamhoori Kisan Sabha, district bar association and residents of nearby villages, on the fifth day of the dharna at toll plaza in Usman village, burnt the effigy of the Haryana Government. Fateh Singh Piddi and other leaders, while addressing on the occasion, said the farmers in Haryana were holding a peaceful protest against the controversial farm laws when the police lathi charged on them with no fault of theirs.

Farmers from the Harike area too organised a dharna on NH-54 and blocked the traffic for hours.

Sukhwinder Singh Sabhra, district president of the Kisan Mazdoor Sanghrash Committee, Punjab, said the organisation had rejected the invitation received from the secretary for October 8 meeting in Delhi. He said the secretary was not the competent authority as the farms Acts were passed by Parliament. He said the Prime Minister or the Union Home Minister were the only authorities with whom the discussion could yield results.