Farmers Movement Archive

Over 130 farmers booked for murder bid in Kurukshetra

Kurukshetra, September 25The local police have booked nine identified farmers and 125 others under various charges, including attempt to murder, rioting, unlawful assembly and criminal intimidation, for holding a protest against BJP leaders and allegedly smashing the windshields of SUVs of and MP and MLA in Kurukshetra on Friday.Om Prakash Dhankar, State BJP ChiefCong, Charuni ‘goons’ attacked leadersThose who protested in Kurukshetra are not farmers. They are the goons of Gurnam Charuni while some belong to the Congress. They need be identified accordingly. They have a political agenda and are showing their frustration.The case has been registered against BKU (Charuni) district chief Krishan Kumar, Jasbir Singh, Akshay, Rajender Singh, Dilbag Singh, Amrik Singh, Jaibhagwan, Udai Bura, Jassa, and others under Sections 148, 149, 307, 323, 332, 341, 353, and 506 of the IPC at the Kurukshetra University police station.In his complaint, SI Raghbir Singh said the BJP leaders were scheduled to attend a meeting of the party’s OBC morcha at Saini Samaj Bhawan when BKU activists along with 100-125 farmers carrying sticks led by Jasbir reached there and broke the barricades. In the incident, the rear windscreen of Kurukshetra MP Nayab Saini’s SUV and side glass of BJP MLA Subhash Sudha’s SUV were smashed on Friday evening.Following the intervention of the police force, the farmers left the site and threatened that they won’t allow the BJP leaders to hold any event.Meanwhile, BKU (Charuni), Kurukshetra district chief, Krishan Kumar said: “The BJP leaders have been instigating the farmers by getting FIRs registered against them. It was a well-planned conspiracy of BJP leaders to defame the farmers. They have been trying to disturb the communal harmony and brotherhood in the state.”KU police station SHO Mange Ram, however, said no arrests had been made in the case so far.Meanwhile, Home Minister Anil Vij said: “Whatever happened in Kurukshetra is wrong. You (farmers) can stage dharna and hold protests but you should not smash windscreens of cars. The farmers have given a call for Bharat Bandh on Monday but they shouldn't make the public suffer.”

The Tribune

2021-09-26