6 Karnal villages ban entry of BJP, JJP leaders
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6 Karnal villages ban entry of BJP, JJP leaders
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Karnal: Residents of six villages in Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s home district of Karnal on Tuesday banned the entry of the ruling BJP and JJP leaders. Agitated over the Centre’s three contentious agri laws, the villagers announced social boycott and put up banners at the entry of the villages banning entry of BJP and JJP leaders. “Jo kisano ke sath khadega, vo gaon me badega (Only persons who stand with farmers will be allowed entry in the village),” said one of the banners. Chhatrapal Singh Sindher, Assandh block vice-president of BKU (Arya) said the villages included Jaisinghpur, Khizrabad, Dera Gama, Jhinda, Ratat, and Dera Pandoriya under the Assandh subdivision. “We have decided to ban the entry of BJP-JJP leaders as they are supporting these anti-farmers laws. Any BJP-JJP leader who visits our village will have to face strong opposition and will have to apologise to the villagers,” Sindher said. He alleged that the Modi government had attacked the farming community by enacting the three agricultural laws. The farmers have been struggling for justified demands in bone-chilling cold, under the open sky for 26 days, but the Union government is not ready to give up its stubborn attitude. Local farmer Sukhvindra Jabbar said it is very unfortunate that those who feed the nation are victims of government apathy.
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The Times of India
Date
2020-12-23
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Chandigarh