Farmers lay siege to Karnal mini-Secretariat
The Hindu
They demand probe into police action on protesters
Tens of thousands of farmers, led by the central leadership of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, including Rakesh Tikait, Yogendra Yadav and Gurnam Singh Charuni, laid siege to the mini-Secretariat at Karnal on Tuesday evening. The sit-in followed after the talks between the farmer leaders and the district administration over the brutal police baton-charge of farmers a week ago broke down. Mr. Yadav, talking to the media, said the talks failed after the administration refused to agree to the farmers’ minimum demand for an inquiry against IAS officer Ayush Sinha for ordering the police to “crack the heads” of farmers, and suspend him pending an inquiry. The other demands included compensation to the injured farmers and a government job to the next of the kin of farmer Sushil Kajal, who died during the lathicharge, said Inderjit Singh, vice-president, All-India Kisan Sabha, Harayana, who was part of the 15-member delegation that held talks with the administration.More Related News