Tribune News Service
Panipat, September 23
Haryana Youth Congress (HYC) activists today held a tractor rally against the three agriculture Bills passed by Parliament.
On their way to Delhi, they were stopped on flyover at the NH-44 in Samalkha of Panipat district with water cannons and scores of activists along with their prominent leaders were detained.
Hundreds of protesters, including farmers, arhtiyas and labourers, gathered in the Panipat grain market on the call of the HYC. Though the administration urged them not to move on the NH-44, they refused to listen and moved towards Delhi.
The activists were led by HYC state president Sachin Kundu, Youth Congress national president Srinivas BV, Youth Congress incharge Krishna Allavaru, Samalkha MLA Dharam Singh Chhokkar, Israna MLA Balbir Singh Balmiki, NSUI president Divyanshu Budhiraja and Youth Congress general secretary Pratibha Raghuvanshi.
The police had made arrangements to stop them on the Samalkha flyover near the grain market by barricading the Panipat-Delhi lane.
The situation became tense after some protesters tried to jump the barricades and the police had to use water cannons to disperse them.
Terming the three agriculture Bills anti-farmer, national president Srinivas BV said all farmers across the country were on the road and the Youth Congress was supporting them. "The movement will be intensified in the coming days," he warned.
Kundu said the Modi-led BJP government had passed the three agricultural laws in an anti-democratic way, which pushed farmers and youth into depression. "These agricultural ordinances are a direct attack on the mandi system," he added.
Satish Kumar Vats, DSP, Headquarters, said water cannons were used to disperse the activists. "Some activists were detained to deal with any untoward situation. They were released later," he added.
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