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Water cannons used to stop Congress workers from marching to Haryana CM Khattar s home

| Thursday | 3rd December, 2020

Chandigarh December 2Police used water cannons on Wednesday as Punjab Youth Congress workers jumped barricades trying to march to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's home here protesting over the new farm laws. Punjab Youth Congress president Barinder Dhillon and several others were taken into custody by the Chandigarh Police. Police use water cannon on Punjab Youth Congress workers in Chandigarh on Wednesday. The Chandigarh Police first used water cannons against the Congress workers at barricades set up about three kilometers ahead of Khattar's official residence. Again water cannons were used to stop them.

Chandigarh December 2 Police used water cannons on Wednesday as Punjab Youth Congress workers jumped barricades trying to march to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattars home here protesting over the new farm laws. Punjab Youth Congress president Barinder Dhillon and several others were taken into custody by the Chandigarh Police. The activists wanted to gherao Khattars home to protest against the use of water cannons and teargas against Punjab farmers last week when the Haryana Police had tried to stop them from entering the state to continue their “Delhi Chalo” march. Police use water cannon on Punjab Youth Congress workers in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Ravi Kaumar “We came here to wake up the Khattar government” Dhillon told reporters. “We will continue to fight till the farmers get justice” he said appealing to all sections of society to support the agitation. The Chandigarh Police first used water cannons against the Congress workers at barricades set up about three kilometers ahead of Khattars official residence. But some activists managed to reach closer to the CMs home after jumping over police barricades. Again water cannons were used to stop them. Police took several of them in custody. Some activists claimed police used canes to disperse them. Chandigarh Senior Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Chahal was present on the spot. The roads leading to Khattars home were sealed and there was heavy police deployment near it. The protesters had earlier gathered near the Chandigarh headquarter of the Punjab Congress. They raised slogans against the BJP government at the Centre and in Haryana calling them “anti-farmer”. Thousands of farmers most of them from Punjab are now gathered at Delhis borders protesting against the three new laws enacted at the Centre in September. Farmer unions claim the new laws will lead to the dismantling of the minimum support price (MSP) system leaving farmers to the mercy of corporate houses. But the government says the system will continue and the laws will give farmers more options to sell their crops. Farm leaders met Union ministers on Tuesday but the two sides failed to break the deadlock. PTI

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