Tribune News Service

Jhajjar, January 11

Farmers’ organisations have announced their agitation against the new three farm laws would be intensified if the Centre failed to repeal the legislations. The decision was taken during a meeting at the Tikri border on Monday.

Prahlad Singh Bharukhera, state president, Haryana Kisan Manch, told the media: “The non-committal attitude of the Centre towards our demands has forced us to intensify the agitation. A tractor rally will be held in Bhiwani on January 12. The next day, copies of the laws will be burnt. On January 15, a cavalcade of tractors will leave for Delhi borders from Sirsa to participate in the proposed Delhi march on the Republic Day.”

Farmers’ outfits accused Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar of dividing protesters and defaming their agitation. They demanded withdrawal of cases registered against protesting farmers of Karnal on Sunday.

On farmers vandalising the venue of Khattar’s event in Karnal district on Sunday, Bharukhera said the outfits had in advance asked the government and the district authorities not to organise the event, but the authorities went ahead and organised the function.

He alleged the state government was trying to make the agitation violent by hatching a conspiracy.