Hundreds of farmers teargassed and attacked with water cannons at Kurukshetra while coming to Delhi against 3 farm bills
Hundreds of angered farmers from Punjab protesting against the three Farm bills passed by the centre, terming them as anti farmers were teargassed and water cannons sprinkled against them by hundreds of policemen of Haryana at Ambala n Kurukshetra with farmers literally breaking and throwing away the barricades and the Haryana police not able to control the angered and infuriated mobs.
At Kurukshetra even the fire brigade tankers and vehicles were captured by the furious slogan shouting protesting farmers of Punjab boldly without any fear facing the water cannons forcefully sprinkled over them with immense pressure.
The collision course between the the protesting farmers and the Haryana police marching towards Delhi has compelled the union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar urging the Punjab farmers to give up their protests and come to the negotiating table after two days to resolve the impasse through mutual negotiations than resorting to the confrontationist attitude.
Meanwhile the Uttar Pradesh Police, Haryana and Delhi police has also sealed the Singhu n Ghaziabad borders to ensure that the protesting farmers do not enter Delhi.
Meanwhile as per the latest reports the farmers after breaking the barricades at Kurukshetra n Ambala are still marching towards Delhi in large numbers via tractors, vehicles, trolleys n even in foot raising anti government slogans against the three farm bills terming them as anti farmers n pro rich business houses.
The union agriculture minister Narendra Tomar has termed the bills as pro farmers likely to double their incomes thus leading to the economic prosperity of the Indian farming community praising prime minister Narendra Modi.
The farmers are expected to reach Delhi on Thursday through five highways on the appeal of All India Kisan Sangathan Coordination Committee, Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh and various other farmers organisation under Bhartiya Kisan Union.
The Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Manish Tiwari, Delhi CM Arvind Kejrival and the Punjab chief minister Amrinder Singh strongly condemned the attack on the farmers going to Delhi to protest against the three farm bills terming the action as anti farmer n undemocratic.
Saying that the farmers of the country are unitedly n with determination opposing the brutality against them he tweeted in Hindi a little poem : Nahi Hua Abhi Savera Purab Ki Kali Pehchaan as below.
The Punjab chief minister Captain Amrinder Singh questioned the chief minister of Haryana Manohal Lal Khattar : Why is @mlkhatter govt in Haryana stopping the farmers from moving to Delhi ? The tyrranical use of brute force against peacefully protesting farmers is totally undemocratic and unconstitutional “, said Singh in a tweet.
Amrinder Singh while venting his anger against the attack on the protesting farmers of Punjab by Haryana Police said that the Farmers have been protesting peacefully in Punjab against the farm laws for the last two months but the Haryana government is provoking them by resorting to force.
He further questioned Khattar government : Don’t the farmers have the right to protest and pass peacefully through the public highway.
The Congress leader, former union minister n senior advocate Manish Tiwari posted pics of Farmers of Punjab being attacked with water cannons and tweeted : Our farmers right to peacefully protest has become punishable with water cannons n police deployments under BJP4India’s rule ! Misleading n cheating them since 6 years. This government is now resorting to force against them – this is BJP’s way of celebrating # Constitution Day! He tweeted.
It may be recalled that hundreds n thousands of farmers today protested against the three farm laws in various parts of the country especially in the opposition ruled states Kerala,Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh n Punjab etc.
Pic: twitter Manish Tiwari
