New Delhi: A scuffle broke out between some native BJP employees and the protesting farmers on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border at Ghazipur on Wednesday. Later, the BJP males held a protest close to the workplace of the native police chief, demanding that instant motion be taken towards the farmers who’ve been blocking the freeway since November final 12 months.
The farmers objected after they noticed the BJP males, carrying celebration flags, gathering on the protest web site at round midday. They confirmed black flags to the BJP males, setting off an altercation which turned violent. Stones had been thrown and the BJP leaders’ automotive was allegedly attacked.
The ruckus came about as BJP employees had been taking out a procession on a flyway the place the farm regulation protesters, mainly supporters of the Bharatiya Kisan Union, have been tenting. As the 2 sides got here close to one another on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway at round 12 midday, a scuffle broke out they usually fought with sticks, which led to some accidents. Movies and footage surfaced on the social media, purportedly exhibiting some broken autos that had been a part of a cavalcade of a BJP politician, Amit Valmiki, who was on his technique to Bulandshahr.
The farmers’ leaders, nevertheless, alleged that the episode was one more “conspiracy by the federal government” to quell their protests towards the three controversial farm legal guidelines and to present them a foul title.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, in the meantime, reiterated on Wednesday that the protesting farmers’ unions shouldn’t be adamant on the repeal of the brand new farm legal guidelines, including that making it a precondition for talks with the federal government doesn’t serve any goal.
Samyukta Kisan Morcha spokesman Jagtar Singh Bajwa claimed that the farmers on the Ghazipur border had requested the district administration and authorities officers to take away the celebration employees as they had been making a ruckus on the pretext of a rally. “They misbehaved with the farmers and broken their very own autos as a part of a conspiracy. This conspiracy will not be going to succeed as such ways to finish the farmers’ protest have been used previously too,” Mr Bajwa stated.
“We’re going to lodge a criticism with the police on in the present day’s incident, and if no motion is taken, we will plan our technique accordingly,” he stated. “We condemn the ruckus created by the BJP employees,” Mr Bajwa stated, including that such ways received’t work because the farmers’ stir has been peaceable for the final seven months and can proceed to be so sooner or later.
“An investigation is in progress”, the police stated.
Mr Khattar additionally stated that solely a “handful of individuals” had been opposing the farm legal guidelines, and that “extraordinary farmers are completely satisfied”. He added: “These spearheading the agitation are in actuality not farmers. The actual farmers don’t have any objection to the farm legal guidelines, they’re completely satisfied.” He stated those that are opposing the farm legal guidelines are doing so for political causes.
“Their Punjab group is doing in order polls are approaching there. However there are not any polls due in our state. Right here the agenda is to defame the federal government, utilizing the political angle. The Congress can be supporting them in doing this,” Mr Khattar claimed.
The Haryana CM stated the phrase kisan (farmer) is a sacred one, however some incidents just like the alleged sexual exploitation of a West Bengal girl on the Tikri border final month have “prompted folks to boost questions”.
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