Dharna, langar resume at toll plaza in Karnal
Karnal, January 30
A day after the Bastara toll plaza here witnessed tense situation, the district administration today allowed a group of 25 farmers to restart their dharna. Besides, farmers resumed the langar sewa.
A large number of police personnel was deployed on the National Highway-44 near the toll plaza to ensure smooth flow of traffic.
Farmers have been staging dharna on the highway since December 25. In light of the violence during the tractor parade on January 26, the district administration had got the protest site vacated and appealed to religious organisations to end the langar sewa, which was suspended on Wednesday.
The next day, farmers restarted the dharna at the toll plaza. After several rounds of meeting with farmers, the district administration allowed farmers in small group to stage dharna.
“We have allowed 25 farmers to protest. The langar is only for protesting farmers,” said DC Nishant K Yadav. — TNS
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