Karnal (Haryana): Slamming the remarks of Karnal Sub-divisional Magistrate (SDM), Ayush Sinha, where he can be heard telling the policemen to bash the heads of the protesting farmers if they cross the barricading, Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala said that the words used by the SDM are condemnable and proper action will be taken against him.
“The use of such kind of words by an IAS officer for farmers is condemnable. Definitely, action will be taken against him. In a clarification, the SDM said he didn’t sleep for the last two days. He probably doesn’t know that the farmers also don't sleep for 200 days a year,” Chautala said.
On Saturday, as the farmers protesting against Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar demanding the repeal of the three contentious farm laws were lathicharged a video of the Karnal SDM, Ayush Sinha, surfaced online in which he can be heard telling the policemen to bash the heads of the protesting farmers if they cross the barricading. The video and the lathicharge on farmers evoked the ire of politicians and the public alike.
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Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner of Karnal Nishant Kumar Yadav has apologized to the farmers on behalf of SDM. Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Yadav said that SDM was handling a tough situation although the words used by him were inappropriate. He also said that only a tailored part of the video was put out.
Yadav further added that the farmers had jammed NH-44 despite the warnings of the police and attacked the police despite the request of the police. Due to which mild force had to be used. In which both the farmers and the police have suffered injuries. An FIR has been registered against the farmers for jamming the roads and attacking the police, he added.
On Saturday, around 10 people were injured as police allegedly lathicharged a group of farmers disrupting traffic movement on a highway while heading towards Karnal to protest against a Bharatiya Janata Party meeting attended by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, state BJP president Om Prakash Dhankar and other leaders.
