Farmers Movement Archive

In Kaithal, farmers break barricades to march to min’s home

Kaithal: Farmers heading towards the residence of minister of state Kamlesh Dhanda to protest against the three agricultural laws removed police barricades using a tractor on Friday. Police tried to stop the farmers by placing barricades and heavy force on the way to the residence of the MoS at Chiranjeevi Colony. However, they removed the barricades with a tractor, dragging the barricades for some distance. A protester sitting in front of the tractor kicked the barricade, which fell, forcing police personnel standing behind it to break formation and move aside. Thereafter, protesters in large numbers reached the area near the minister’s residence and raised slogans against the BJP government. Farmers were also angry over a statement made by local BJP MLA Lila Ram, who had allegedly called them Khalistanis. Farmers gheraoed his residence as well. Speaking with media persons, Hoshiyar Singh Gill, district president, Bhartiya Kisan Union, said, “The BJP MLA termed us as terrorists and we came to show him that farmers are annadata, not terrorists. We gheraoed his residence as a mark of protest and showed him our strength. Agitating farmers are just seeking their right and some leaders are trying to defame them,” he said. On Kamlesh Dhanda, he said she is not a rajya mantri but a bechari mantri. “It was unfortunate that farmers voted for her and now she is silent on farmers’ issue. We have started construction at the protest site at Delhi as was planned for a long fight and will not return until the three laws are repealed,” Gill said.

The Times of India

2021-01-03

Chandigarh