Pick up sticks and 'treat' farmers: Haryana CM's controversial remark stirs row | WATCH

“Pick up sticks and fight those furious farmers. We will see everything. If you stay in jail for two-four months, you will become a big leader,” Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar said.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar made controversial remarks that encouraged violence while speaking at a farmers’ event in the state. He called upon 1000 volunteers from different regions to pick up sticks and fight “furious farmers”. @mlkhattar, ? pic.twitter.com/RtOXRADl5i ? ?#BJP_KillersOfFarmers https://t.co/MlGN8yM0X1

Reacting to Manohar Lal Khattar’s controversial remarks, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), the umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions that is spearheading the farm agitation, demanded his resignation as the Haryana CM and asked him to issue an apology.