Karnal standoff: Farmers’ assembly with authorities ends on ‘optimistic observe’, subsequent spherical of talks immediately

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While the gherao of the mini secretariat of Karnal continues, a gathering held on Friday between Haryana authorities officers and farmer leaders ended on a “positive note”. The subsequent spherical of talks will probably be held on Saturday at 9 am.

This was the third time that talks between farmer leaders and authorities officers happened.

On behalf of the federal government, Additional Chief Secretary Devendra Singh and native administrative officers attended the assembly, whereas BKU chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni and different farmer leaders had been current to specific their views on the protesters.

Farmers are demanding the suspension of former Karnal SDM Ayush Sinha for his controversial order ordering the police to “behead” protesters once they broke the cordon. They are additionally demanding compensation for the household of a farmer, who was injured within the lathi cost and later died of a coronary heart assault. The cancellation of the FIR lodged in opposition to the farmers is one other demand of the protesters.

Farmer leaders really feel that the matter is more likely to be resolved throughout Saturday’s assembly.

Meanwhile, farmers on Friday laid siege across the BJP workplace in Jind for 5 hours after they discovered that celebration leaders had been holding a gathering there. The farmers had reached the BJP workplace by breaking the police barricades set as much as cease the agitation. They lifted the siege solely after the police managed to escort the BJP leaders out of the venue safely.

Farmer Jogendra Chokkar on Friday climbed a 40-feet excessive electrical tower in Samalkha city of Panipat district to demand suspension of SDM Sinha in one other a part of the state. After a lot persuasion by BKU leaders and officers, he was introduced down.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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