Book cops involved in lathicharge on farmers in Karnal or face stir: Haryana farmers

Parveen Arora

Tribune News Service

Karnal, August 30

A kisan mahapanchayat at Gharaunda on Monday sought the registration of a case against those involved in the lathicharge on farmers in Karnal and threatened to lay siege to the secretariat there if their demands were not met by September 6.

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The farmers passed three resolutions and served an ultimatum on the government to meet their demands, including the registration of an FIR against the SDM and cops, and Rs 25 lakh compensation and a job to the family of a farmer who died allegedly after sustaining injuries during the police action. They also demanded Rs 2 lakh each for those injured.

BKU president Gurnam Singh Charuni said, “The police rained lathis on farmers on the SDM’s order. If our demands are not met till September 6, we will gherao the Karnal mini secretariat indefinitely.”

Around 10 persons were allegedly injured on Saturday after the police lathicharged a group of farmers disrupting traffic on the highway while heading towards Karnal to protest against a BJP meeting.

Charuni said they would request the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, spearheading the agitation against the Centre’s three farm laws, to announce a strict decision as they would not let the farmers be “beaten up mercilessly”.