Haryana Police Targets Farmers’ Assets for Protest Vandalism. The police stated that the farmers were persistently attempting to breach the barricades erected at the Punjab-Haryana border. Causing disturbances to law and order.
Certainly:
“Haryana Police has initiated actions to seize the assets of farmers responsible for damaging public property during the ‘Dilli Chalo’ protest march. According to a statement, farmers have persistently attempted to breach barricades at the Punjab-Haryana border and disrupt law and order by hurling stones at the police.
Haryana Police reported:
On Thursday two police officers had died and more than 30 others were injured in Ambala district. Initially, the police had announced plans to take action against the protesting farmer leaders under the National Security Act (NSA) of 1980. However, this order was later rescinded.
According to a press release from the Ambala Police:
Farmers made continuous attempts to dismantle the barriers set up at the Shambhu border as part of the ‘Dilli Chalo‘ march.
The police documented instances of protesters:
- Hurling stones at officials,
- Damaging public and government property,
- Trying to disrupt peace and order.
The clashes have resulted in injuries to approximately 30 officers. One of whom suffered a brain hemorrhage, and the loss of two lives, as stated in the release. Additionally, the press release raised concerns about the use of social media platforms like:
- Telegram
by certain farm leaders to disseminate provocative content aimed at disrupting harmony.
In the meantime, the farmers’ protest, which commenced on February 13, was temporarily halted on Wednesday for two days following clashes at Khanauri. One of the two protest sites on the Punjab-Haryana border. Where a protester was killed and about 12 police personnel were injured. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher informed reporters at Shambhu. Regarding, that they would decide on the next course of action on Friday evening, according to the news agency PTI.
