Hooda expressed concern over the health of Dallewal, a farmer, whose condition is reportedly serious. He urged the government to pay attention and find a solution to the situation. “Stopping (the farmers) at the border is undemocratic. Initially, they were asked not to come with tractor trolleys. They agreed. Now they should be allowed to come. Stopping them is wrong,” he said in an exclusive interview with media.
On Monday, farmers organized a tractor march to the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border, where protesting farmers continued their sit-in to press their demands. The ongoing agitation has intensified following violent clashes between farmers and police, with 17 farmers reported to be injured. Despite the violence, the farmers have vowed to continue their protests, including a ‘Rail Roko’ (rail blockade) planned for December 18.
Meanwhile, Haryana Minister Anil Vij urged farmers to consider alternative methods of protest instead of blocking trains, as it causes inconvenience to the public. He said, “After permission from the Administration, every organisation can hold a protest. The farmers should not block trains as it will cause inconvenience to many people. They should find another way to protest.”
Earlier, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher confirmed the planned protests, announcing that a tractor march would take place outside Punjab on December 16, followed by a large-scale rail blockade in Punjab two days later. Pandher’s announcement came after 101 farmers, part of a group known as the ‘Jathha,’ were stopped by police while attempting to march toward the Shambhu border.
Pandher condemned the police’s actions, accusing them of using ‘excessive force’ to disperse the protestors. He also called on the Punjab government to ensure proper medical care for the injured farmers.
Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre for its handling of the ongoing farmer protests. He condemned the action of stopping farmers at the border, calling it “undemocratic.”
Hooda expressed concern over the health of Dallewal, a farmer, whose condition is reportedly serious. He urged the government to pay attention and find a solution to the situation. “Stopping (the farmers) at the border is undemocratic. Initially, they were asked not to come with tractor trolleys. They agreed. Now they should be allowed to come. Stopping them is wrong,” he said in an exclusive interview with media.
On Monday, farmers organized a tractor march to the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border, where protesting farmers continued their sit-in to press their demands. The ongoing agitation has intensified following violent clashes between farmers and police, with 17 farmers reported to be injured. Despite the violence, the farmers have vowed to continue their protests, including a ‘Rail Roko’ (rail blockade) planned for December 18.
Meanwhile, Haryana Minister Anil Vij urged farmers to consider alternative methods of protest instead of blocking trains, as it causes inconvenience to the public. He said, “After permission from the Administration, every organisation can hold a protest. The farmers should not block trains as it will cause inconvenience to many people. They should find another way to protest.”
Earlier, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher confirmed the planned protests, announcing that a tractor march would take place outside Punjab on December 16, followed by a large-scale rail blockade in Punjab two days later. Pandher’s announcement came after 101 farmers, part of a group known as the ‘Jathha,’ were stopped by police while attempting to march toward the Shambhu border.
Pandher condemned the police’s actions, accusing them of using ‘excessive force’ to disperse the protestors. He also called on the Punjab government to ensure proper medical care for the injured farmers.