: ‘Choice of words not correct but strictness was needed’: Haryana CM on Karnal official’s remarks #IndiaNEWS Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday again defended the police action

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‘Choice of words not correct but strictness was needed’: Haryana CM on Karnal official’s remarks #IndiaNEWS
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday again defended the police action against protesting farmers in Karnal district on August 28, reported NDTV. Khattar, however, said that the Indian Administrative Service officer’s remarks to “smash the heads� of the protesters were not right. “Although the officer’s choice of words was not correct, strictness had to be maintained to ensure law and order situation there was kept under check,� he said at a press conference.On August 28, Karnal Sub-Divisional Magistrate Ayush Sinha was caught on camera instructing police officers to hit farmers on their heads if they tried to breach a certain barricade during their protest against Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in Haryana. The farmers were protesting against the three new agriculture laws introduced by the Centre last year.Several political leaders, including BJP’s Varun Gandhi, criticised Sinha’s comments. “I hope this video is edited and the SDM did not say this,� Gandhi tweeted. “Otherwise, this is unacceptable in democratic India to do to our own citizens.�At least 10 farmers were injured on the day after the state police baton-charged them at the Bastara toll plaza near Karnal as they were trying to reach the venue of a BJP meeting, attended by Khattar to discuss the upcoming panchayat elections. The farmers had blocked...Read more

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