Farmers Movement Archive

Four farm activists booked post Naraingarh incident

Ambala, October 9The Ambala police have registered three separate FIRs against farm activists in the Naraingarh incident, in which a farmer had suffered a minor injury after he was allegedly hit by a car of BJP MP Nayab Saini’s convoy.While the injured farmer, Bawan Preet, had accused the BJP leader and his driver of intentionally trying to run him over, the driver alleged that farmers attacked the MP’s convoy first and threatened them.Farmers removed barricades: SHOThe first FIR has been registered at the complaint of Naraingarh SHO Dhoom Singh. He stated that efforts were being made to persuade farmers but they removed the barricades and ran towards the vehicle of the MP with the intent to attack him.In the second FIR, Rajiv Kumar, a resident of Naraingarh, alleged that a false complaint had been given by farmers against him stating that he tried to run over Bawan Preet. Rajiv said he was inside the protest venue when the incident happened.In their complaint, farmers had accused Rajiv of intentionally trying to run over Bawan Preet. However, a farmer leader said that in Rajiv’s matter, it could be a case of misidentification while submitting the complaint against the driver of the vehicle.In the third case, MP’s driver Anil Kumar stated that protesters had attacked their vehicle and threatened them.SHO Dhoom Singh said: “Three FIRs have been lodged and the complaint received from farmers is also being investigated.”Meanwhile, BKU (Charuni) district chief Malkit Singh said the FIRs had been registered under political pressure. “We have decided to hold a meeting at the Naraingarh grain market on Sunday to decide the future course of action. We will also meet the police officials and inquire about the status of our complaint,” he said.

The Tribune

2021-10-10