Farmers Movement Archive

Farmers gherao MLA N K Sharma’s office, demand apology for rude comments

Mohali: Local farmers of Zirakpur gheraoed the office of SAD Derabassi MLA N K Sharma for around four hours on Thursday. They demanded an apology for the allegedly unparliamentary language used against protesting farmers during the recent Bharat Bandh. The farmers threatened to boycott Sharma’s public gatherings in Derabassi if his followers did not tender an unconditional apology. Farmers unions led by Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lakhhowal) Karam Singh, Kisan union (Rajjewal) Karam Singh Karkaur and Kisan Union (Kadian) Lakhvinder Singh Lakhi demanded that Sharma, his supporter Tony Rana and others tender an unconditional apology. BKU (Lakhhowal) leader Karam Singh said, “Party workers of MLA used unparliamentary language against us during the Bharat Bandh protest. Tony Rana and his accomplice made remarks on woman farmers in Mubarakpur. We demand an unconditional apology from them or we will not allow public gatherings of the MLA in Derabassi constituency in future.” Farmers seized the entry and exit points of the office for over four hours and did not allow movement of traffic. Hundreds of them first stampeded the barricades set up by the police near a dhaba to restrict movement towards Sharma’s office. There was heavy deployment of police force in and around Sharma’s office and inside Zirakpur all day.

The Times of India

2021-10-01

Chandigarh