Police Lathi-Charge, Use Tear Gas On Farmers Protesting Outside COVID Centre Against Haryana CM
A major clash broke out between police and protesting farmers here in Hisar on Sunday after the latter protested against Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The farmers have been protesting at different borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the farm laws passed by the Centre.
A major clash broke out between police and protesting farmers here in Hisar on Sunday after the latter protested against Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
The protests started in Hisar where CM Khattar was inaugurating a COVID facility.
Reports suggest police used tear gas to disperse the farmers and also lathi-charged on them.
Dear Indians, you need not to see news from Israel or Palestine, Syria, Iraq etc to observe gross human rights violations. This is your own country. Hisar, haryana... pic.twitter.com/2oKsTcGjiU
¡ª Vishal Lochab Farmer (@VishalLochab6) May 16, 2021
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The farmers have been protesting at different borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the farm laws passed by the Centre.
Earlier, the Haryana CM had urged farmers to suspend their protest against farm laws amid the COVID-19 situation, claiming that their movements to and from dharna sites were spreading the infection in villages.
Farmers have decided to gherao Hisar IG office to demand release of arrested farmers. Farmer leaders have taken decision to block all roads of Haryana for 2hrs. Emergency services will not be stopped. #FarmersProtest pic.twitter.com/C3HvcsJ5Ar
¡ª Amaan (@amaanbali) May 16, 2021
Shocking visuals from Hisar, Haryana today where Haryana police brutally lathi-charged the farmers who were peacefully protesting against CM @mlkhattar.
¡ª Saral Patel (@SaralPatel) May 16, 2021
BJP will have to pay for every drop of blood of our farmers. India will not tolerate this. #FarmersProtest #ArrestMeToo pic.twitter.com/ubhtmWjYrT
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¡ª Vishal Lochab Farmer (@VishalLochab6) May 16, 2021
In Hisar, Haryana Police has lathi-charged the farmers and released tear gas shells.
The farmers came to Hisar to protest the program of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. pic.twitter.com/ESMFJjltyu
Khattar had said, "In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, I once again appeal to the farmer leaders to suspend their protests. The only goal, of all of us, should be to save the lives of people in the time of this crisis. There is nothing more than human life."
Meanwhile, in wake of the surge in COVID-19 infections, the Haryana government has extended lockdown in the state till May 24.
