Farmers' dharna near college, Deputy CM, BJP, JJP leaders cancel visit

Tribune News Service

Jhajjar, March 13

Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, other Cabinet ministers, MPs and BJP and JJP leaders cancelled their visit to Mahavidyalaya Gurukul situated on the outskirts of the city following a protest by local Chahar khap farmers, who today pitched a tent near the college to stop leaders from entering the premises.

The college has organised a two-day annual function that commenced today. The dharna would continue till tomorrow evening.

The college had invited Dushyant, ministers JP Dalal, Ranjeet Chautala and Om Prakash Yadav, MPs Arvind Sharma (Rohtak) and Swami Sumedhanand Shastri (Sikar) and state BJP president Om Prakash Dhankar.

Farmer leader Rajender said, “We have been peacefully protesting at the Dhansa border for more than three months against the three farm laws. A couple of days ago, we learnt that Gurukul had invited BJP and JJP leaders to the college. Subsequently, a delegation of farmers contacted the college administration and urged it to cancel the invitation to the leaders, but it ignored our request. This forced us to shift the dharna outside the college.”