Farmers in Haryana on Tuesday sat in protest outside outside the mini-secretariat building in Karnal, demanding justice for those who were injured in the police baton-charge that took place last month, NDTV reported.
On August 28, the police had cracked down on a group of farmers heading to Karnal to protest against a meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party leaders. They wanted to voice their opposition against the three agricultural laws.
At least 10 protestors were injured in the baton-charge. Photos on social media showed blood spattered on the clothes of the farmers.
#WATCH Protesting farmers gherao Mini Secretariat in Karnal, after concluding Kisan Mahapanchayat at Anaj Mandi . #Haryana pic.twitter.com/qxMxm3v6LB
— ANI (@ANI) September 7, 2021
On Tuesday, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of farmers’ unions, had planned to gherao the mini-secretariat in Karnal to protest against the police action.
Earlier in the day, 11 farmer leaders had met the Karnal…