Karnal : In Haryana that witnessed death of farmer youth from police thrashing a fortnight ago, the farmers surrounded the district headquarters in Karnal holding sit-ins and ptiching tents outside the building gates. The All India Kissan Morcha leaders said the protests will be intensified further. BKU(Bharat Kissan Union) leader Tikait said the venue will become seat for permanent protests patterned like stike in Singhu Tikri.
The protest at Karnal broke over government stance of protecting SDM Ayush Sinha who ordered police action in which, the deceased farmer's skull was smashed. Although, police commissioner held discussions with farmer leaders at the site, the talks failed to yield results after the government rejected demand to suspend Ayush Sinha or register FIR against him and further clarified government refusal to compensate Susheel Kajal's family. At the talks, the government representatives argued there was no evidence of Susheel having died from lathi-charge nor any postmortem to indicate that. The farmer leaders countered that claim saying non-performance of postmortem was lapse on part of the government. There were several wounds on his body, they said.
The protests will continue until demands are met, the farmer leader Gurna Singh. All India Kissan Sabha President Dr. Ashok Dhavale and Finance Secretary P Krishna Prasad congratulated the farmers.
