Paddy procurement delay: Clash, lathicharge at Chandimandir toll plaza during farmers’ protest

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, October 2

Farmers broke barricades with tractors and clashed with the police on Saturday near Chandimandir toll plaza while they were marching towards Sector 17 to gherao Haryana Speaker and local MLA Gian Chand Gupta’s residence against postponing of paddy procurement, reportedly leaving many from both sides injured.

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The police resorted to a lathicharge to push back the crowd, injuring protesters in the process.

In a press release, the police, however, denied the claim and stated that the protesters tried to run over police personnel with tractors, leaving few policemen injured.

Meanwhile, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Charuni) president Gurnam Singh Charuni, in a video message, asked the farmers to reach Chandimandir toll plaza in large numbers.

As per Charuni, he may reach the toll barrier in an hour.

He said, ‘’The police resorted to a brutal lathicharge in Panchkula in which many protesters have suffered injuries. Protesters have also been taken into custody from two-three spots. I urge nearby farmers, including those from Chandigarh, to immediately gather at Chandimandir toll plaza in large numbers.”