Farmers Movement Archive

Ahead of Khattar visit, farmers remove BJP flag, hoist Triclour

Tribune News ServiceKarnal, July 3The situation remained tense on the Railway road here ahead of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s visit here this afternoon, where he was scheduled to chair a district-level party meeting.Some farmers protested against the BJP flags at Jassa Singh Ramgaria Chowk on the railway road. They not only removed these, but also hoisted the Tricolour there. Two farmers were detained, but after opposition by other farmers, they were released.“We want to ask the administration whether the National Flag is more important or the BJP’s,” said Jagdeep Singh Aulakh, member, state core committee, BKU (Charuni).On the farmers’ issue, the CM said that the government was always ready for dialogue, but dialogues on conditions were not possible.The CM exhorted the office-bearers of the party to take the policies of the party and the government to the public. He referred the workers as the backbone of the party.On former CM’s OP Chautala’s release from jail, he said it would have no impact. On petrol and diesel prices, he said these depended on the international market and were not in the hands of the government. The CM also reviewed a project on the beautification of flyovers under the Smart City project at Sector-6 flyover, where he planted a sapling.Khattar dedicates dialysis unit

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2021-07-04