Farmers Movement Archive

BJP MP Ram Chander Jangra’s car attacked in Hisar district over remark against farmers

Tribune News ServiceHisar, November 5Farmers today smashed the windshield of a car belonging to BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ram Chander Jangra in Narnaund town over his remark on farmers’ agitation. They also raised slogans and showed black flags to him.Farmers meet today Farmer leader Vikash Sisar said a meeting had been called at the Narnaund police station on Saturday at 11 am to chalk out the next course of action on the farmers’ agitation. He said a farmer had sustained serious injury and demanded registration of a case against under Section 307 of the IPC against the assailants.Turn of eventsThe police have booked over 50 protesters under the IPC. Three of them have been identified as Harshdeep Gill, Kailash and Sudhir.Meanwhile, farmers have started an indefinite dharna outside the Narnaund police station demanding release of the arrested farmers and to bear the cost of treatment of those injured. BKU leader Gurnam Singh Charuni has also joined the dharna.The incident occurred when the BJP MP arrived in Narnaund to lay the foundation stone of a dharamshala. The farmers were angry with him for allegedly terming farmers in Meham town of Rohtak as “bad elements, worthless, jobless and alcoholics”. Jangra had made similar remarks in March.On getting information of Jangra’s arrival, farmers blocked the street to restrict his entry to the designation spot in Narnaund. However, the police took the MP to the spot via an alternative route and erected barricades adjoining the venue. The farmer tried to cross the barricades, which resulted in a minor clash between them and the police.When the BJP MP was on his way back after attending the event, he faced protest and someone reportedly smashed the windshield of his car even as the police tried to control the situation.The farmers said one of the farmer activists, Kuldeep Satrod, suffered injury during police action and he had been hospitalised. The police detained two other protesters.Enraged over the police action, the farmers started a dharna outside the police station. Charuni said the dharna would continue till the government fulfilled their demand for the release of the detained farmers and bear the cost of medical treatment of the injured.

The Tribune

2021-11-06