10 farmers held in Rewari before Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala's arrival

Ravinder Saini
Tribune News Service
Rewari, April 14 

Over 10 farmers were detained on Wednesday for planning a protest to welcome Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Singh Chatuala to the city.

Chautala was in the city to unveil the statue of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar on his birth anniversary. Farmers were gearing up hold a black flag protest against three controversial agriculture laws at Nehru Park.  They were taken into custody under Section 107 of the Indian Penal Code (abetment of a thing) read together with Section 151 (preventive detention) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Rewari Superintendent of Police Abhishek Jorwal.  

Chautala said later in the day that people had the right to protest in a “democratic fashion”, and couldn’t take law into his hands.

There is no need to impose lockdown in the state, he said, and added that his government was equipped to deal with a new wave of the coronavirus.

"The government had decided to close the schools from first to eight classes after 160 students at Sainik School in Kunjpura tested Covid positive. Private schools should not play with the health of the students by conducting the classes. The vacation period will be added into the summer vacations," Chautala said.