Sukhbir Siwach

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij had earlier announced a strict law will be enacted to control “love jihad” cases in the state.

Wednesday’s violence, which left seven injured, was over a function held in the village on February 27 where Dhanda had been invited.

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Speaking to reporters, Nodeep Kaur claimed she had not violated any law and would continue to peacefully protest for the rights of farmers, labourers and women.

Initially, the police in Fatehabad had arrested a local resident Vikas alias Doka with 35gram heroin and 11 kg ganja on February 14.

Many among the farmers equate the ongoing agitation against the agri laws with Pagri Sambhal Jatta movement

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Addressing a Kisan Mahapanchayat at Kharkhoda town of Haryana's Sonipat district, Tikait said the farmers' agitation will continue till the time the Centre accepts their demands of repealing the legislations.

As soon as the farmers came to know about his arrival, they started gathering there carrying black flags. They raised slogans in front of the Kisan Sewa Kendra while asking the JJP leader to leave the venue.

Kisan Mahanchayats have been drawing massive turnouts in Haryana and Punjab during the past two weeks, but Chaduni now insists on holding such panchayats in other states while strengthening the attendance at dharnas at local level and Delhi borders

The participation of women was especially impressive in Jind district, which is dominated by khap panchayats.

Now, it is believed, the BJP-JJP government doesn’t want to take risk to hold the election at a time when the agitator farmers have made movement of alliance leaders in the state difficult particularly for the public meetings.

According to a senior police officer, protests were held at 45 places on railway tracks but they were mostly peaceful.

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Birender Singh’s son, Brijendra Singh, is a BJP MP from Hisar. Earlier too, the former minister had joined dharnas in support of the agitator farmers.

The panchayats polls in the state are due shortly as the tenure of all the rural administrative bodies will end in a matter of days.

Family members say Bajinder had gone to Tikri border of Delhi along with other farmers from the village on January 24 to join the ongoing agitation against three farm laws.

The Kisan Mahapanchayats have suddenly became rallying point for the ongoing agitation showing the undercurrent among the farming community and the support they are enjoying from other sections of society.

In Kurukshetra, BKU leader says farmer gatherings to be held in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu too.

As the agitation goes on, simple farmers have turned activists and activists have turned local leaders as they get continuous training sessions through speeches by farmer leaders and literature being circulated by farm outfits.

At Kitlana toll plaza, Tikait said, “We will go across the country to spread awareness (against the three farm laws). This is a mass movement which won’t be unsuccessful. We won’t return to our homes till these laws are not repealed.”

Farmers, in their thousands, flocked to the mega meeting at Kitlana toll plaza on Charkhi Dadri-Bhiwani national highway (NH-148B) near Bhiwani.