Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday condemned the use of force against farmers in Haryana, terming it "arrogant and power-drunken" response by the BJP government.
The protesters have defamed the farmers because a farmer doesn t have such nature. A farmer can be less educated or simple but he s sensible, says Manohar Lal Khattar
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar
KARNAL/CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s ‘kisan panchayat’ at Kaimla village in Karnal district on Sunday afternoon had to be cancelled after farmers protesting the Centre’s controversial agri-reform laws ransacked the venue of the meeting. They had also occupied the helipad where Khattar was to land.
This is a major setback for Haryana’s BJP-led government which is trying hard to convince farmers about the benefits of the new laws. The incident is also embarrassing for the BJP as Karnal district is Khattar’s home constituency and the saffron party won it with one of the highest margins in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Karnal (Haryana) [India], January 10 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's Kisan Mahapanchayat was called off on Sunday as agitating farmers vandalised the venue at Kaimla village in Karnal district.