Centre won t withdraw farm laws, says Manohar Lal Khattar after farmers vandalise kisan mahapanchayat venue Khattar earlier on Sunday was to address a kisan mahapanchayat in Haryana s Karnal district and highlight the benefits of the Centre s three agriculture laws FP Staff January 11, 2021 07:25:04 IST File image of Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar. PTI
Speaking after he was forced to cancel an address in Karnal due to protesting farmers damaging the venue, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said he did not feel that the Centre would withdraw the farm laws, according to several media reports.
“Discussion can be held on certain points, but I do not think government is going to withdraw these laws,” Khattar told
Protesting farmers on Sunday vandalised the venue of a kisan mahapanchayat programme at Kaimla village here where Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was to address people to highlight the benefits of the Centre s three agriculture laws. The Haryana Police used water cannons and lobbed teargas shells to prevent the farmers from marching towards the village. The farmers, however, reached the venue and damaged the makeshift helipad where Khattar s chopper was to land despite elaborate security arrangements made by the police. They later took control of the helipad and squatted on it. Some protesters also uprooted the tiles of the helipad.
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Citing his long political experience, Chautala said the farmers don’t want three agricultural laws while urging the Prime Minister to accept the demand of farmers. (Express file photo by Praveen Khanna)
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I am with farmers, says Hooda
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He lauds them for running a democratic, peaceful and disciplined movement
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He lauds them for running a democratic, peaceful and disciplined movement
Former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda reached the sit-in site at Makdouli toll on Monday to support the agitating farmers. Mr. Hooda said he had not seen such a democratic, peaceful and disciplined movement in his political life.
‘Demands justified’ Addressing the farmers, Mr. Hooda said he had been supporting the farmers’ agitation as their demands were justified and they were fighting for their rights.