Farmers Movement Archive

Jayant Chaudhary, 6,000 others booked for violating prohibitory orders in Aligarh

Agra: Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) vice-president Jayant Chaudhary, along with 21 identified and 6,000 unidentified people, was booked for “violating prohibitory orders” by joining a kisan mahapanchayat held in Aligarh two days ago to support the farmers protesting at Delhi borders. Police said the mahapanchayat was organised without seeking prior permission. Besides, participants at the gathering were not wearing face masks and had flouted the social distancing norm amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said police. haudhary and others were booked under sections 147 (rioting), 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 (unlawfully or negligently spreading infection of any disease dangerous to life) and 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the Indian Penal Code and appropriate sections of the Epidemic Disease Act on a complaint filed by a sub-inspector at the Gonda police station. The FIR stated that protesting against the three new farm laws, around 6,000 people had gathered at the mahapanchayat, which was presided over by Chaudhary Raj Singh and addressed by the RLD leader, who sought support for BKU leader Rakesh Tikait. On Thursday morning, attaching a news clip about the FIR, Chaudhary in an apparent address to UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath tweeted: “Baba btaa de kahan aur kab giraftari deni hai. (Baba, tell me where and when to come to get arrested)”. The RLD has been holding a series of meetings across western Uttar Pradesh starting from February 4 to gather support for the farmers protesting against the controversial farm laws at Delhi borders. Chaudhary is scheduled to address mahapanchayats till February 18. He will be in Mathura for four days for launching a movement on his father Chaudhary Ajit Singh’s birthday on February 12 to commemorate sacrifices made by him for the farming community.

The Times of India

2021-02-12

Agra