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Several BJP-JJP MLAs in Haryana have apologised to farmers for their comments in the recent past, even as the government has stuck to its claim that the protesters have a “secret agenda”.
Police officials will be responsible for giving the cow food and water, the farmers said.
Fatehabad:
An unlikely protester turned up at a police station in Haryana s Fatehabad district on Sunday along with farmers who were protesting the arrest of two farmers. Farmers, who continued their sit-in at a police station in Fatehabad s Tohana demanding the release of two arrested for surrounding an MLA s home, brought with them a cow to the station premises, saying it was the 41st witness that saw the farmers being arrested.
The two farmers were released on bail late Sunday night. Following their release, the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKU) has called off the plan to surround police stations in Haryana. However, the protests in Tohana will continue.
Fatehabad (Haryana) [India], June 7 (ANI): Farmer unions have called off the statewide gherao of police stations in Haryana after the state government released the two arrested farmers on Monday morning.