Punjab, Haryana farmers protest Karnal lathicharge
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Punjab, Haryana farmers protest Karnal lathicharge
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A day after the lathicharge on protesting farmers in Karnal, members of various farmers’ unions in Punjab blocked major highways in the state between 12 noon and 2 pm on Sunday. Commuters were stopped at various toll plazas.The protests were held at 250 sites, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha claimed.In Haryana, the farmers continued to demonstrate at toll plazas on NH-44, without impeding the traffic flow.The Karnal police, meanwhile, have filed two FIRs for attacking a public servant and unlawful assembly. The Ambala police have registered three FIRs and the Kurukshetra police eight.Haryana BKU president Gurnam Singh Charuni is among those booked. A BKU meeting is scheduled to be held on Monday to chalk out the future course of action. BKU leader Rakesh Tikait visited the injured in a Karnal hospital. He sought action against the SDM who ordered the lathicharge. —TNS
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The Tribune
Date
2021-08-30
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Chandigarh