India
oi-Deepika S
New Delhi, June 06: Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait, Gurnam Singh Chaduni and Samukta Kisan Morcha leader Yogendra Yadav have been staging a protest in front of Tohana Sadar police station in Fatehabad district of Haryana since Saturday night demanding the release of arrested farmers.
“Today we will talk again. We will hold this dharna till our fellow farmers released. Our demand is that if the police cannot release our comrades, then arrest us too,” he said speaking to media.
They had also sought the registration of a case against local JJP MLA Devender Babli for allegedly hurling abuses at them. Babli later expressed regret for uttering “inappropriate” words against farmers.
In a short video clip released on social media, Babli said he forgives those people for whatever they had done with him on June 1.
I uttered some words which were not appropriate. As I…