Haryana refuses to scalp SDM, Karnal impasse on
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Haryana refuses to scalp SDM, Karnal impasse on
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KARNAL: The stand-off between farm protesters camping outside the mini secretariat in Haryana’s Karnal and the district administration continued for the second day as Sanyukt Kisan Morcha leaders Rakesh Tikait and Gurnam Singh Charuni emerged from another meeting that got stuck on their demand to suspend former SDM Ayush Sinha. “Several rounds of talks were held with the district administration, but they are trying to protect the officer (Sinha). They (administration) are not ready to suspend and register an FIR against him. The meeting lasted around three hours, but the officers are getting directions from Chandigarh. Hence, we will continue our protest in Karnal until our demands are met,” Tikait said. Sinha was seen in a video purportedly asking police personnel to smash the heads of protesters assembled there on August 28. There will be another morcha (protest site) in Haryana, Tikait said. This protest will run parallel to the ongoing agitation at sites along the Delhi border. Farmers from Uttar Pradesh and other states will also visit Karnal, he said. Protesters also burnt effigies of Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, according to SKM. SKM also wants the government to pay Rs 25 lakh in compensation and give a job to the kin of farmer Sushil Kajal, who died at home after being allegedly injured in the lathicharge.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-09-09
Coverage
Chandigarh