Apologise for lathicharge on Haryana protesters: Punjab CM to Manohar Lal Khattar

Chandigarh, August 28

Expressing shock at the “brutality” of the Haryana Police, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today slammed his counterpart in the neighbouring state for “assault” on peacefully protesting farmers, leaving many injured in the lathicharge.

Pointing out this was not the first time farmers had been subjected to “brute force” at the hands of the Haryana Police, Captain Amarinder said it was evident that the BJP-led ML Khattar government was doing so in a desperate bid to end the farmers’ stir against the farm laws.

The Chief Minister demanded an apology from the Haryana CM and aid for the injured farmers.

“This is no way to treat our ‘annadatas’,” said Captain Amarinder, warning the BJP would have to bear the consequences in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Punjab and other states. — TNS

Highway blocked near Abohar

Abohar: On a call by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, farmers on Saturday blocked national and state highways for an hour over the lathicharge on farmers in Karnal. This brought road traffic to a standstill. In Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh, farmer organisations blocked traffic by staging a sit-in from 4 to 5 pm. OC