Dushyant shown black flags near Hisar airport

Tribune News Service

Hisar, June 18

A group of farmers showed black flags to Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala near the local airport on the outskirts of Hisar on Friday.

Dushyant was in the town to offer condolences on the demise of his maternal grandmother.

He was on his way to the airport from Hisar to hold a meeting with the district officials, when a group of 50 farmers led by Kisan Sabha district president Shamsher Nambardar gathered near the chowk on the Delhi bypass. As the cavalcade of the Deputy CM crossed the farmers, they raised slogans and waived black flags.

Nambardar said they had decided not to protest during Dushyant’s visit to the residence of his maternal grandmother, who died on June 11, to express condolence to the family. He said they came to know that he would be holding a meeting at the airport and thus organised a protest near the place. He claimed they had also gone to his residence in Urban Estate but the Deputy CM decided not to visit his residence.

“We are upset with him as he got the votes in the name of farmers but has joined hands with the BJP, which has instituted three black farm laws. We will continue our protest until the Centre withdraws the laws,” he added.

Meanwhile, DC Priyanka Soni and other officials attended the meeting, which lasted for nearly two hours at the airport. The Deputy CM issued instructions regarding expediting the pending projects.