The farmers under the banner of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), led by its Haryana president Gurnam Singh Chaduni, on Sunday held a protest against the Centre’s new farm laws at Lakhnaur Sahib village near Ambala.
During the protest, the farmers raised slogans against the Centre and the BJP-led State Government demanding withdrawal of the agriculture laws. They also burnt an effigy of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Police personnel were deployed in the village since morning as part of security measures.
Similar protests by BKU activists were also held at some other places of the State.
While talking to the mediapersons, Gurnam Singh said that the agitations against the new farm laws will continue till the Union government withdraws them. The laws are anti-farmers and we will continue our protest, he added.
Earlier this month, the Kurukshetra police had booked Singh for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Modi. He was booked for allegedly “promoting enmity” between different groups and the intent to provoke the “breach of peace” besides other charges.
The complaint was lodged at the Shahbad police station, barely hours after the BKU leader had appealed to farmers to burn effigies of the Prime Minister during Dussehra, which is being celebrated on Sunday.
Reacting to this, Gurnam Singh had alleged that the government is using such tactics to suppress the voice of farmers protesting against new farm laws.
