Farmers Movement Archive

Complaints lodged against Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar over anti-farmer remarks

HISAR: A few days after Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar had made a controversial remark during a BJP Kisan morcha in Chandigarh, two complaints have been lodged against him on Monday by Bhartiya Kisan Union (Charuni) spokesperson Jagdeep Lamba and state chairman of Congress legal department advocate Lal Bahadur Khowal. In the police complaint, both the individuals have alleged that in the viral video, the CM can be heard using provocative words against farmers. They also claimed that the video has now been deleted. “In the video, the chief minister was seen giving a speech to the workers of Bharatiya Janata Party’s Kisan Morcha, and said “Uthale Lath! He also told them that if one stays in jail for two-four months, they will automatically become a big leader,” the complaint claimed, quoting Khattar. The BKU spokesperson said that there is a lot of anger among the farmers over such a statement by the chief minister. Terming the statement as ‘illegal’, Lamba has also forwarded the complaint to Hisar SP, demanding legal action against the chief minister, his media advisor and other officials concerned leveling with the case. On the other hand, Cong leader Khowal said that he and his family are terribly scared by the CM’s statement on Sunday and when he shared this matter with his friends in the court, they too were upset.

The Times of India

2021-10-05

Chandigarh