They issued separate statements announcing support for the agitation and also objected to inappropriate comments being made against the farmers and the attempts to defame the movement.
In a growing support for the farmers’ protest among legislators in Haryana, five Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) MLAs have now come out in support of the agitation, seeking early resolution of the stand-off and demanding that the three farm laws be withdrawn.
In the wake of JJP’s Barwala MLA Jogi Ram Sihag refusing his appointment as chairman of Haryana Housing Board last week, four more MLAs — Ram Kumar Gautam (Narnaund), Ishwar Singh (Gulha Cheeka), Amarjeet Dhanda (Julana) and Ram Karan Kala (Shahbad) — have issued separate statements announcing support for the farmers’ agitation. The leaders also objected to inappropriate comments being made against the farmers and the attempts to defame the movement.
The JJP, with a large support base among the farmers and the rural population in the…