Agencies
Protesting farmers today ransacked and took control of the venue of kisan mahapanchayat’ programme at Kaimla village in Haryana’s Karnal district where Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was to address people to highlight the benefits of the Centre’s three agriculture laws.
Earlier, Haryana Police used water cannons and lobbed teargas shells to prevent farmers from marching towards the village.
However, farmers reached the venue and disrupted the kisan mahapanchayat’ programme. They damaged the stage and broke chairs, tables and flower pots at the venue.
Hundreds of farmers have gathered at the venue and are raising slogans to repeal ‘Black Farm Laws’. A large number of farmers stood on the highway carrying black flags. Later, when they started marching towards the rally venue, the got into a clash with the police tear gas shells were hurled upon them. Police resorted to lathi cahrge when the situation seemed out of control. Some farmers had to hide in the fields to escape.