Around 10 injured after Police lathicharge protesting farmers near Karnal

A group of farmers were protesting against a BJP meeting.

Chandigarh: Around 10 people were injured Saturday as police allegedly lathi-charged a group of farmers disrupting traffic movement on a highway while heading towards Karnal to protest against a BJP meeting. Besides Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, state BJP president Om Prakash Dhankar and other senior leaders of the party were present at the meeting. The state police drew severe criticism for the action against the farmers, and several roads were blockaded at different places in protest.