Haryana Police use water cannon, teargas shells to stop farmers’ march to Karnal
India
Published: Sunday, January 10, 2021, 13:54 [IST]
Chandigarh, Jan 10: Haryana Police on Sunday used water cannons and lobbed teargas shells to prevent protesting farmers from marching towards Kaimla village in Haryana s Karnal district where Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will address a kisan mahapanchayat .
Police have made elaborate security arrangements for the chief minister s visit to the village where he will speak to people to highlight the benefits of the Centre s three farm laws.
Farmers, who have been demanding that the laws be repealed, had earlier announced to oppose the kisan mahapanchayat .
Amid Farmers Protest In Karnal, Chief Minister s Chopper Unable To Land Amid Farmers Protest In Karnal, Chief Minister s Chopper Unable To Land At a farmers meet in Kemla village, the Chief Minister was expected to speak of the benefits of the Centre s three farm laws passed in September.
The farmers had ransacked the meeting venue despite police attempts to stop them.
New Delhi:
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar s meeting with farmers at a village near Karnal on Sunday afternoon had to be cancelled as his chopper was unable to land at the venue, with protesters raging on the ground below. Farmers protesting against the centre s agri-sector reforms clashed with the police and the meeting venue was vandalised. Cellphone footage showed many of the protesters on the dais, throwing chairs, tearing up banners and posters.
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Send The next meeting has been fixed for January 15, amid indications that any headway will now depend on a Supreme Court hearing scheduled for January 11 on a batch of petitions related to the protest.
New Delhi:
The government s negotiations with farm unions to end over-a-month-long agitation appeared heading nowhere at the eighth round of talks on Friday as the Centre ruled out repealing the three contentious laws claiming nationwide support for reforms while the farmer leaders said they are ready to fight till death and their ghar waapsi will happen only after law waapsi .
The next meeting has been fixed for January 15, amid indications that any headway will now depend on a Supreme Court hearing scheduled for January 11 on a batch of petitions related to the protest.