Bhupinder Hooda condemns lathicharge on farmers in Rohtak

ibune News Service

Chandigarh, April 4

Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda today strongly condemned the lathicharge on farmers in Rohtak. He claimed the BJP-JJP government was shedding the blood of those farmers who feed the nation by irrigating the fields with their sweat.

Hooda said everyone had a right to demonstrate in a peaceful manner in a democracy and attacking such protesters with sticks was against democratic principles.

“The government should apologise to the farmers and strict action should be taken after carrying out a fair probe into the incident,” he said.

Lauding the restraint of the farmers, the Leader of Opposition said he had never seen such a large and disciplined movement in his life.

“The agitation has been going on for 129 days and farmers have shown exemplary discipline and maintained peace. The government and its ministers are constantly trying to provoke the farmers and create circumstances for conflict,” he said.

“The farmers of Haryana along with peasants from all over the country are demonstrating for their demands but instead of talking to them, the government is repeatedly taking barbaric action. Even before farmers’ march to Delhi, the BJP-JJP government had lathi-charged unarmed farmers in Pipli. After that, the government used force to stop the farmers going towards Delhi and water canons and tear-gas shells were used against them,” the former CM added.