Haryana Agriculture Minister JP Dalal faces farmers’ ire in his home district Bhiwani

Bhiwani, October 6

Agriculture Minister JP Dalal faced protest from farmers in his home district Bhiwani today when he arrived to participate in the convocation of Adarsh Mahila College in Bhiwani.

As the farmers came to know about his arrival, they gathered in front of the college gate and started demonstrating.

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The farmers’ protest continued for about four hours. Meanwhile, the Agriculture Minister was taken out from the rear gate of the college.

The police deployed around the college tried to stop the farmers from going forward but they insisted on going close to the college.

Later, the minister alleged that the protesters were not farmers and they were acting on the behest of ‘jathebandis’ from other states. Meanwhile, farmers in Hisar started dharna outside the residence of BJP MLA Kamal Gupta today. — TNS

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