Farmers oppose BJP event in Narwana | Effigies of MLAs burnt in Karnal, Shahabad

Farmers protest outside the venue for a BJP meeting in Narwana on Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Hisar, March 14

The protest against BJP and JJP leaders continue in the state following the defeat of the no-confidence motion in the Assembly last week. In Jind district’s Narwana town today, farmers staged demonstration and raised anti-government slogans outside the venue for the BJP’s “prashikshan shivir” (training camp).

In view of the protest, BJP workers escorted by the police left the venue midway through the session.

The district administration deployed the paramilitary and police force to maintain law and order as farmers, including women, gathered outside a school, where the camp was organised.

The protesters alleged the BJP was trying to vitiate the social fabric by organising such meetings and inviting selected party workers.

Unwarranted

The ‘prashikshan shivir’ was a district-level training camp for workers, and not a public event. Farmers should not oppose the event meant for party workers. I visited the venue, but returned shortly in view of the protest. —Raj Kumar Mor, Jind BJP President

Farmer leader Satbir Singh said the BJP-JJP government was ignoring the interests of farmers and thus deserved no support from them in particular and the society in general.

Sunil, another farmer, said: “If BJP and JJP leaders have to organise a meeting in the protection of central and state forces, this shows the state of affairs in the state. this means they have lost people’s trust.”

Kurukshetra: Activists of the BKU (Charuni) today protested against Shahabad JJP MLA Ramkaran Kala and Sports Minister and Pehowa MLA Sandeep Singh for not supporting the no-confidence motion in the Assembly.

The farmers also burnt the effigies of BJP and JJP MLAs in Shahabad. The farmers reached outside a Gurukul at Chhapra village of Shahabad where the Sports Minister had attended an event on Saturday.