Chargesheet bid to defame stir: SAD

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 27

The SAD today accused the Union Government of trying to defame the ‘kisan andolan’ and suppress it by filing a politically motivated chargesheet accusing farmers of conspiring to turn the Red Fort into a protest site on January 26.

In a statement, former minister Daljit Singh Cheema said it was shocking the Delhi Police had filed a chargesheet accusing farmers of trying to capture the Red Fort with the aim of turning it into a protest site. He said this was furthest from the truth. “It is a matter of record that the entire established leadership of the kisan andolan as well as thousands of protesters took a predetermined route as finalised after talks with the Delhi Police. Only a small section of people reached the Red Fort.”

Cheema said it was apparent the Delhi Police had not done a professional investigation into the case. “The factual position on the ground has not been taken into consideration while framing the charge sheet. In fact it seems to be motivated by politics.”

The SAD leader asked the Centre to take stock of the situation immediately and take corrective measures to ensure no farmer was victimised due to the “partisan” chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police.

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