Cong stir outside Haryana Vidhan Sabha

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 6

Congress MLAs led by Congress Legislature Party leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda took out a march against the three farm laws before the start of the Assembly session on Friday.

The MLAs marched from the Punjab and Haryana High Court roundabout to the Assembly with placards. Shakuntala Khatak led the MLAs in raising slogans. Raghubir Singh Kadian, BB Batra, Kuldeep Vats and Pradeep Chaudhary also joined in.

“Our struggle against these laws will continue. These are black laws. We will speak on these inside the House. If weare not allowed, we will protest outside,” Hooda told mediapersons.

He stated that the three farm laws would ruin farmers. “The mandi system and MSP will be abolished gradually. This will affect the poor who get ration from government depots. The common man will face the consequences. Hoarders are buying onion and tomato at meagre prices and selling these at between Rs 80 and Rs 100 per kg,” he said.

“Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has been toeing the Centre’s line like a parrot,” said Kadian. The MLAs were briefly stopped at the Assembly gate before they were allowed inside.