Farmers' Protest
Haryana govt to frame laws to make agitators pay up for destroyed property
New Delhi/IBNS: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said his government will try to bring a law in the next assembly session to make protesters who destroy property pay up for the losses.
Khattar met Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi to discuss the way ahead amid the protests against the three new farm laws against which his Haryana has been facing the biggest protest.
However, the chief minister's remarks have drawn sharp criticism on social media with many questioning who would pay for the highways dug up to stop agitating farmers from marching towards Delhi.
For months farmers have been camping on Delhi borders demanding repeal of the three laws that they say would threaten the minimum price guarantee and open the door to corporate control of the agriculture sectors sector.
The protests took a violent turn when a tractor rally organised by the farmers unions on January 26 violated the route set by Delhi Police and tried to reach the Red Fort, shouting slogans and breaking barricades. Agitators clashed with police mostly in and around Mukarba Chowk, Ghazipur, ITO, Seemapuri, Nangloi T-Point, Tikri Border and the Red Fort. Barricades were broken at Ghazipur, Tikri and Singhu borders. One person was killed in Delhi's ITO and hundreds including policemen were injured.
Condemning the violence, the Centre had vowed to punish all those directly and indirectly involved with disrupting law and order.
One person has been arrested for raising the Sikh religious flag at the iconic Red Fort in the national capital amid violent clashes.Union Minister Prakash Javadekar had said : "India won't tolerate insult of tricolour, all the culprits will be punished".
Khattar, today, repeated the Centre's stand once again asserting that amendments in the new laws if required after positive dialogues with the farmers will be made by the government. He, however, said there were certain elements who were agitating just for the sake of protest against the farm laws which reflects their vested political intent.
The BJP-led Centre has blamed the Congress for inciting the farmers and not allowing a compromise happen.
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