Highlight
- Yogendra Yadav was detained by the police at the Haryana Gurugram.
- The police cited the violation of a prohibition order as a reason for his arrest
- The Haryana government used water cannons and tear gas against protesting farmers
New Delhi:
Swaraj India Chief Yogendra Yadav, detained by Haryana Police in Gurugram, asked why Chief Deputy Minister of the State Dushyant Chautala recently held a rally with farmers if the coronavirus pandemic was the cause of the crackdown on farmers. protesting farmers. “It is a very strange pandemic,” he told NDTV, in a mockery of the BJP state government led by Manoharlal Khattar.
“Three days ago, Dushyant Chautala gathered thousands of farmers. No mask. No social distancing. So there is no pandemic. Bihar elections, there is no pandemic. When farmers gather, then there is a pandemic. This must be a very disease. strange, “he said. additional.
The Haryana government, which has been using water cannons, tear gas and riot control vehicles to arrest thousands of farmers marching towards Delhi, has cited the pandemic as a reason for its objection to the march. Since yesterday, he has declared prohibition orders prohibiting large gatherings in parts of the state.
The state police, while detaining Mr. Yadav, had cited the violation of prohibition orders.
“The tactics used by the government were similar to those used by the British against Indian nationalists,” Yadav told NDTV, stressing that, like the Bengal freedom fighters who fought for the independence of India and Bengal, the Punjab farmers were fighting for farmers. across the country.
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