Farmers Movement Archive

Jind roads blocked to oppose action

Jind: Villagers have started blocking roads at various points in Jind district in protest against police action on the farmers’ protest in Rohtak during the visit of chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday. According to reports, villagers have gathered on the roads outside their villages on Jind-Chandigarh highway, Jind-Barwala highway, and Hisar-Chandigarh highway and blocked vehicular traffic. Police and the district authorities have not taken any action so far. Monu Kandela, a native of Kandela village and one of the protesters, said it was a spontaneous reaction from villagers as a mark of protest to the incident of lathicharge by police on farmers in Rohtak. He said some farmers have suffered injuries in the police action.Kandela said the government seemed to be in a mood for confrontation with farmers, instead of opening a channel for dialogue. “The assault on BKU leader Rakesh Tikait by some BJP activists in Rajashtan yesterday and the police action on farmers in Rohtak today have caused resentment among villagers,” he said. Amit Kumar, a protester at Intal village who blocked the road from Jind to Barwala, said, “We will not accept any action on farmers. We are blocking the roads indefinitely as farmers are angry with the attitude of the BJP-led state government. If the government tries to initiate any action in future, we will take stern action,” he added.

The Times of India

2021-04-04

Chandigarh