Jagadhri clash: 2 BKU leaders among 13 booked

Yamunanagar, July 11

After a protest near Ramlila Bhawan, Jagadhri, the police have booked 13 farmers and their leaders on the charges of rioting, unlawful assembly and deterring public servants from their duty.

On the complaint of Suresh Kumar, SHO, City police station, Jagadhri, a case was registered against BKU (Tikait) district chief Subhash Gurjar, BKU (Charuni) district chief Sanju Gundiana and several others without name under Sections 148, 149, 323, 332, 353 and 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act on July 10.

The farmers had on Saturday protested near Ramlila Bhawan, Jagadhri, where Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma, Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar and Ambala MP Ratan Lal Kataria were holding a meeting of the BJP district unit.

Riding on tractors, the farmers tried to break the police barricades near Matka Chowk and enter the venue but were stopped. Soon, a clash between farmers and cops ensued. Some cops received minor injuries in the clash.

The complainant said a person identified as Mandeep Singh of Rod Chhappar village rammed his tractor into a police barricade, which moved from its place and cops ran to save their lives. He alleged that the farmers deterred public servants from their performing duty by blocking the Matka Chowk road and caused loss to public property.

Meanwhile, Gurjar said, “Whether the government registers cases against us or put us in jail, our stir against the laws will continue.” — TNS

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