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Farmers' protest: Haryana CM meets Union home minister Amit Shah

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday targeted the protesting farmers claiming that incidents of violence and "immoral acts" are on rise on agitation sites. Khattar expressed his concern on his twitter handle after meeting Union home minister Amit Shah at New Delhi. "Today, I met Union home minister Amit Shah and apprised him about the increasing incidents of violence and immoral acts, especially with women, during the farmers' agitation," Khattar tweeted. आज केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री श्री @AmitShah जी से दिल्ली में मुलाकात कर उन्हें किसान आंदोलन में बढ़ रही हिंसात्मक व अनैति… https://t.co/pk2BfLqmHv— Manohar Lal (@mlkhattar) 1623947482000These incidents of violence and immoral acts are a cause of worry. Haryana government will not allow the disturbance in law and order situation, he said. Notably, the meeting between the CM and the home minister came at a time after the incident related to death of a resident of Kasar village who was reportedly burnt to death on the night intervening Wednesday and Thursday. Alleging role of farmers, the relatives of the deceased filed a murder case against four farmers. Sanyukt Kisan Morcha had however termed the incident and registration of murder case as an attempt to disrepute and dislodge the the farmers' protest. In a joint statement, the farmer leaders assured the cooperation in the investigation while claiming the the person had committed suicide by self immolation at a fuel pump.

The Times of India

2021-06-18

Chandigarh