Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers won’t give in, protest outside BJP leader Manish Grover’s house in Rohtak

Rohtak, July 14Farmers’ dharna near the house of senior BJP leader and former minister Manish Grover has now turned into an indefinite stir, with the protesters staying put despite heavy downpour.The farmers, owing allegiance to the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) and its women committee, have been staging a dharna against Grover since Tuesday over an alleged obscene gesture made towards protesters from his car after a party meeting in Hisar on July 10.Although the former minister had regretted the incident in a video message released on Tuesday, the protesters want him to personally visit the dharna site and apologise to them. “The police and the administration have been stating that the former minister is out of station. The agitation will be intensified and the dharna will continue till Grover appears before the protesters and tenders an apology,” said Inderjit Singh, vice-president of the Haryana chapter of the All-India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), while talking to The Tribune.The farmers’ dharna continued till the time of filing of the report, with the local administrative officers making efforts to resolve the deadlock for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.Sources, however, said an offer was made to the protesters that the former minister’s son would visit the dharna site and apologise on behalf of his father, but it was turned down.

The Tribune

2021-07-15