Farmers call off Karnal sit-in as Haryana govt orders probe into ‘lathicharge’ incident
The Hindu
Farmers call off protests outside Karnal district headquarters after Haryana government ordered a probe to be conducted by a retired judge.
The Haryana government on Saturday ordered a probe into last month's clash between farmers and police and sent the IAS officer at the centre of a row between the two sides on leave. Following this, the farmers said they would call off their . The probe will be conducted by a retired judge, Haryana Additional Chief Secretary Devender Singh told the media in Karnal. The probe will be completed within a month and former SDM Ayush Sinha will remain on leave during the time, Mr. Singh added. Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni, who was also part of the press conference, said they would now call off their sit-in outside the Karnal district headquarters.More Related News