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Jhajjar: Farmers hold a tractor rally during their ongoing protest against the new farm laws, at KMP Expressway near Haryana-Delhi border in Jhajjar district, Thursday, Jan. 07, 2021.
Protesting farmers on Sunday took control and ransacked the venue of âkisan mahapanchayatâ programme at Kaimla village in Haryana s Karnal district where Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was to address people to highlight the âbenefitsâ of the Centre s three agriculture laws. Earlier, Haryana Police used water cannons and lobbed teargas shells to prevent farmers from marching towards the village. However, farmers reached the venue and disrupted the âkisan mahapanchayatâ programme.
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Police use tear gas shells, water cannons to disperse farmers from venue.
Heavy police deployment observed in Kaimla village.
KARNAL: Haryana Police on Sunday (January 10) cracked down on farmers protesting against central farm laws at a toll plaza near Karnal ahead of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar s visit to home constituency. Police used water cannons and lobbed tear gas shells at farmers who attempted to march towards Kaimla. The venue at Karnal, where Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar was to hold a panchayat was reportedly vandalised by farmers who broke through the police cordon. Farmers stormed the barricades set up at Kaimla to oppose the Kisan Mahapanchayat event by the Chief Minister, which was aimed at highlighting the benefits of the three central farm laws.
Farmers vandalise Khattar s Kisan Mahapanchayat venue in Karnal
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Sun, Jan 10 2021 19:12 IST |
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Karnal: Tension prevailed in Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar s home constituency Karnal with the police firing teargas shells and using water cannons to disperse farmers, who had gathered there to oppose the holding of Kisan Mahapanchayat Image Source: IANS News
Karnal: Tension prevailed in Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar s home constituency Karnal with the police firing teargas shells and using water cannons to disperse farmers, who had gathered there to oppose the holding of Kisan Mahapanchayat Image Source: IANS News
Karnal: Tension prevailed in Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar s home constituency Karnal with the police firing teargas shells and using water cannons to disperse farmers, who had gathered there to oppose the holding of Kisan Mahapanchayat Image Source: IANS News