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Will return water tanker sent by Dushyant Chautala: Hisar village

Tribune News ServiceHisar, April 2A day after Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala donated a water tanker to the district’s Badhawar village, its residents today decided to return it in support of protesting farmers.The decision taken at a meeting held in the village. Villagers said they wanted to send out a strong message to Dushyant.Satyawan, Badhawar village sarpanch Water shortage looms: SarpanchSome BKU activists have decided to return the tanker, but panches and I are trying to calm them down. The tanker is still in the village. I hope that it will be used as the village might face water shortage. The Deputy Chief Minister had yesterday flagged off water tankers to 45 villages donated by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative. All tankers bear the names of Dushyant and HPCL.Chander Singh, a villager resident, said: “Villagers held a meeting today and unanimously decided to return the tanker.”He added, “Youths, who had brought the tanker after having received a call from the authorities, said they regretted their decision of bringing the tanker. They said if villagers have objection, they would support them.”The village has another tanker also donated by Dushyant when he was a Lok Sabha member for water supply. That too had Dushyant’s name painted on it, but villagers painted it black.Badhawar village sarpanch Satyawan said, “Some BKU activists decided to return the tanker, but panches and I are trying to calm them down. The tanker is still in the village. I hope that it will be used as the village might face water shortage.”

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2021-04-03