Parties flay Haryana govt. move to ‘disrupt’ farmers’ movement
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As Haryana authorities imposed restrictions on movement of farmers, protesting in opposition to Centre’s agriculture legal guidelines, to enter the State from Punjab — political events, farmers outfits and a Sikh radical group on Wednesday hit out on the BJP-led governments on the Centre and in Haryana for denying farmers their democratic proper of peaceable protest.
Bhagwant Mann, MP and Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Punjab chief, mentioned sealing of State borders by Haryana authorities was a blatant violation of the precise to protest assured by the Constitution. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Rajya Sabha MP and president of Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic) accused the Haryana authorities of making obstruction within the farmers’ stir and denying the democratic rights of farmers to protest.
‘Undemocratic move’
“Sealing of the borders by Haryana police was unfortunate and had made it clear that the BJP-led government in Haryana was trying to stop the peaceful agitation of the farmers at the behest of the Centre government,” he mentioned. Mr. Dhindsa additionally termed the detaining of farmer union leaders by the Haryana police as undemocratic.
“Farmers have gathered on the border areas as we are not being allowed to enter Haryana, which is unfortunate and condemnable. We are opposing Centre’s farm laws.. If the Haryana government does not allow us to go we will sit on protest for at least a week on the border areas itself,” mentioned Jagmohan Singh, normal secretary, Bhartaiya Kisan Union (Dakaunda).
Sikh radical group Dal Khalsa chief Harpal Singh Cheema joined the farmers march to Delhi, stating individuals of Punjab had been ready for an extended struggle in case the Union authorities doesn’t concede to farmers’ rightful demand and repeal all three farm legal guidelines.
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