Lathicharge on farmers: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait demands action against Duty Magistrate
Tribune News Sevice
Karnal, August 29
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday visited Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College (KCGMC) here to enquire about the condition of farmers, who were injured in a lathicharge by the Haryana Police.
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Later, Tikait demanded action against the Duty Magistrate who ordered the lathicharge on the protesting farmers. He alleged that the official acted at the behest of the state government.
The police resorted to lathicharge at the Bastara toll plaza here after farmers tried to disrupt traffic on NH-44 in protest against a state-level BJP meeting being held in the city. Ten policemen and 12 farmers were injured in the clash.
