Panel records statements of farmers on police excesses
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Title
Panel records statements of farmers on police excesses
Description
Bathinda: A committee of MLAs, formed by Punjab legislative assembly, visited Mansa on Friday to record statements of farmers on excesses by the police forces of Haryana and Delhi during the ongoing agitation against the three farm laws. The committee headed by Gill assembly constituency MLA Kuldeep Singh Vaid along with SAD MLA Harinderpal Singh Chandumajra recorded the statements of farmers and others who suffered injuries or allegedly faced police brutality in their protests. Committee members Saravjit Kaur Manuke, Fateh Jung Singh Bajwa and Kulbir Singh Zira were not present. The committee had earlier met farmers in Ludhiana, Moga and Bathinda. On June 24, it will meet farmers at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and Jalandhar. Assembly speaker Rana K P Singh had constituted, comprising MLAs from all parties, to table a detailed report about atrocities on farmers during the protests.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-06-19
Coverage
Chandigarh