Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday blamedBhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief for the chaos that led to cancellation of an event in the state s Karnal district.
Protesting farmers on Sunday vandalised the venue of a kisan mahapanchayat programme at Kaimla village here where Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was to address people to highlight the benefits of the Centre s three agriculture laws. The Haryana Police used water cannons and lobbed teargas shells to prevent the farmers from marching towards the village. The farmers, however, reached the venue and damaged the makeshift helipad where Khattar s chopper was to land despite elaborate security arrangements made by the police. They later took control of the helipad and squatted on it. Some protesters also uprooted the tiles of the helipad.
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
Earlier on Sunday, the Haryana Police used water cannons and lobbed teargas shells to prevent protesting farmers from marching towards Kaimla village where the event was slated to be held