Haryana farmers protest against three agriculture ordinances

Farmers in Kurukshetra protested against Haryana's three ordinances in the agriculture sector. Bharatiya Kisan Union state chief Gurnam Singh said that these ordinances will create a system under which mandis will collapse and MSP scheme will be repealed.

Kurukshetra:Farmers took out a protest rally over the introduction of three ordinances in the agriculture sector, in Haryana's Kurukshetra on Saturday.

"These ordinances will create a system under which mandis will collapse and MSP scheme will be repealed," said Bharatiya Kisan Union state chief Gurnam Singh.

"We were lathi-charged earlier and it is condemnable. The government should not have stopped the rally. Even political leaders are conducting rallies amid COVID-19 crisis. Police had resorted to lathi-charge leaving several people injured. Cases have been registered against farmers at various places," he added.

Earlier on September 10, farmers blocked National Highway 44 near Kurukshetra to lodge a protest against the three recent agriculture ordinances passed by the Union Cabinet.

Speaking to media, Kurukshetra Superintendent of Police (SP) Astha Modi said, Legal action will be taken against those who have violated law and order and Disaster Management Act.

"Police are alert and we have tried hard that without using force the farmers agree and move away," she said.

(ANI)