Hisar, May 16
A violent clash occurred between farmers and police during with stone pelting was witnessed while the cops resorted to use of teargas and lathicharge in Hisar town on Sunday.
Around 50 farmers and nearly 20 cops were reportedly injured in the clash that continued for nearly two hours.
The incident occurred when the farmers were proceeding towards Hisar town from Ramayan toll plaza to stage protest on the arrival of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar who has inaugurated newly set up Covid hospital at the Om Prakash Jindal Modern School in the Industrial Area in the town. The farmers had given a call to stage protest and show black flags to the CM.
Earlier, CM Khattar had urged farmers to suspend their protest against farm laws, claiming that their movements to and from dharna sites were spreading Covid infection in villages.
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Chandigarh, May 13
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today blamed the ongoing farmers’ agitation against three agricultural laws for a spike in Covid-19 cases in rural areas.
“The rise in cases in rural areas is because of the (farmers’) dharnas. Many villages have seen a spike as people are coming from and going back (to dharna sites),” Khattar said while addressing a virtual press conference here today. The CM said he had appealed to farm leaders last month to suspend their agitation till the pandemic was brought under control.
Again urging the farm leaders to end the stir, he said they should understand the situation. “They say they will take the vaccine, but will not get tested. If we do not conduct tests, how will we know who is infected? Therefore, they should come forward to get the tests done,” he said, adding that everyone should have faith in the healthcare system. On the alleged gang-rape of a West Bengal woman at the Tik
With the surge in the pandemic in rural areas, the Haryana government on Wednesday directed the Deputy Commissioners to enforce the age-old practice of setting up Thikhri Pehra or community policing in villages.Under this practice, local .
Punjab, Haryana to step up screening as COVID spreads it tentacles in villages
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According to a data of the Punjab Health Department, the current case fatality rate in Punjab s rural areas is 2.7 per cent as against less than one per cent in urban areas.
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Some opposition leaders claimed inadequate testing in rural areas and many of the deaths being reported recently could be because of COVID.
The spread of coronavirus infection in rural areas of Punjab and Haryana has become a cause for concern, with the authorities deciding to intensify screening and testing in villages.