Cancel party events till protest on: Farmers’ ultimatum to Haryana govt

Tribune News Service

Rohtak, April 4

A panchayat of farmers held at the Makrauli toll plaza on the Rohtak-Panipat highway on Sunday served a two-day ultimatum on the state government to cancel all programmes of the BJP and JJP leaders till their agitation was under way.

It also demanded an inquiry into the police action against the protesting farmers during the CM’s visit to Rohtak on Saturday and an FIR against persons involved in the incident.

Meanwhile, farmers of nearby villages, who attended the panchayat, also blocked the highway up to 3 pm to register their protest against the Rohtak incident.

Presiding over the panchayat, BKU leader Gurnam Singh Charuni condemned the Rohtak incident, alleging that the government wants a clash hence it was leaving no stone unturned to instigate people so that it could defame the agitation. He appreciated the women protesters for resisting the CM’s visit to Rohtak by climbing on to police vans.

Charuni said a meeting of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) had been called on April 6 to decide the further course of action against the state government if it fails to act on the panchayat’s demands. He called upon the farmers to understand the government’s trick of scuttling the agitation and creating a similar situation that prevailed during the 2016 Jat stir hence everyone should be extra cautious and carry on the protest peacefully.

“The Rohtak SP has claimed that no one canecharged the protesters then those who caused injuries to the farmers must be identified and punished. The panchayat has demanded an inquiry into the matter. It has also asked the government not to send its leaders in public and cancel all their programmes till the time farmers’ protest is under way,” Charuni added.

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