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Police on Wednesday detained round 70 individuals, most of them farmers in Haryana’s Sirsa, who have been squatting on a highway resulting in Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala’s residence, demanding his resignation from the submit against Centre’s agriculture sector laws.
“We have detained around 70 people, who were squatting on a road since Tuesday night, close to Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala’s residence, causing inconvenience to the public. Most farmers had left after yesterday’s protest, but a few people squatted on the road in the city. We are investigating if any ‘anti-social’ elements are among the group,” Bhupender Singh, Superintendent of Police, Sirsa, informed The Hindu.
National president of Swaraj India, Yogendra Yadav stated that the Haryana authorities was rattled by the farmers’ agitation and was utilizing pressure against them. “I have been detained by Haryana Police for joining the peaceful dharna at Sirsa. Dharna site has been demolished. About 100 farmers and leaders were arrested. Clearly, Haryana government is rattled by farmers’ questions, bent upon using brutal force to prevent dissent,” he stated.
“More farmers who had joined the Sirsa protest after our detention have also been detained by the police. The farmers’ fight will only get bigger from here,” he added.
Several farmer outfits underneath the banner of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee held a protest rally in Sirsa’s Dusshera floor on October 6. Police had resorted to make use of of tear fuel and water canons to disperse the agitating farmers as they marched to “gherao’’ the residence of the Deputy Chief Minister.
Protesting farmers have termed the new farm laws “anti-farmer’’, and are demanding the Deputy Chief Minister to withdraw from the coalition with the BJP in the State government by resigning from his post. Mr. Chautala of the Jannayak Janta Party has defended the new farm laws as “pro-farmers”.
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