Karnal Lathi Charge

The Haryana government on Wednesday set up a Commission of Inquiry headed by a retired high court judge to probe into the police lathi-charge last month at a group of farmers protesting against the three central farm laws.

Top Haryana officials, including the Karnal district collector, met farmer leaders today over the August 28 lathicharge that left at least 10 persons injured. The use of force against the protesters last week had sparked a furore.

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said that the entire Karnal episode - including the police lathi charge of farmers on August 28 and the "break their (farmers') heads" comment of civil services officer Ayush Sinha - will be inves

Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik has once again backed farmers protesting the three farm laws and criticised the ruling BJP, demanding that Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar apologise for the "brutal" lathi charge in Karnal yesterday.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at "brutal" police action against farmers in Haryana's Karnal district earlier in the day, tweeting two lines in Hindi to underline the country's "shame" over a lathi charge that left several injured.

The Haryana government on Wednesday set up a Commission of Inquiry headed by a retired high court judge to probe into the police lathi-charge last month at a group of farmers protesting against the three central farm laws.

Top Haryana officials, including the Karnal district collector, met farmer leaders today over the August 28 lathicharge that left at least 10 persons injured. The use of force against the protesters last week had sparked a furore.

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said that the entire Karnal episode - including the police lathi charge of farmers on August 28 and the "break their (farmers') heads" comment of civil services officer Ayush Sinha - will be inves

Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik has once again backed farmers protesting the three farm laws and criticised the ruling BJP, demanding that Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar apologise for the "brutal" lathi charge in Karnal yesterday.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at "brutal" police action against farmers in Haryana's Karnal district earlier in the day, tweeting two lines in Hindi to underline the country's "shame" over a lathi charge that left several injured.