New Delhi : New Delhi : Protests erupted across the country over farmer killings in U. P.’s Lakhimpur. CPI(M) protests in U.P were led by General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, Politburo member Subashini Ali and State SecretaryHiralal Yadav.
In Delhi, police removed protesting workers of Kissan Sabha, DYFI and Mahila Association from front of U. P. Bhavan, by arresting them. The cops also brutally thrashed All India Kissan Sabha Treasurer P Krishnaprasad, as he spoke with news reporters at the venue and dragged him to their vehicle, midway during which, they punched him in the stomach.
പി കൃഷ്ണപ്രസാദിനെ അറസ്റ്റ് ചെയ്തുനീക്കുന്നു
(Cops drag P Krishnaprasad to their waiting vehicleകര്ഷക തൊഴിലാളി യൂണിയന് ജന.സെക്രട്ടറി ബി വെങ്കട്ടിനെയും മഹിളാ അസോസിയേഷന് ഡല്ഹി സംസ്ഥാന സെക്രട്ടറി ആശയെയും പൊലീസ്് വലിച്ചിഴക്കുന്നു
(Farm Workers' Union Secretary B Venkat and Mahila Assocition Delhi Secretary Asha being accosted by police)
Around the country, police made several arrests of protesters and scores of protesters were met with police atrocities on wide scale.