BJP MLA thrashed, garments torn by protesting farmers in Punjab’s Muktsar

A BJP MLA in Punjab was allegedly thrashed and his garments torn by a bunch of farmers at Malout in Muktsar district on Saturday, police stated.
BJP leaders have been going through the ire of farmers for the final a number of months within the state. Agitating farmers have been opposing the programmes of the saffron celebration leaders within the state over the farm legal guidelines problem.
When Abohar legislator Arun Narang reached Malout on Saturday together with native leaders to deal with a press convention, they have been surrounded by a bunch of protesting farmers and black ink was thrown at them and at their automobiles, officers stated.
Some police personnel took the MLA and native leaders to a store. But later once they got here out of it, the protesters allegedly thrashed Narang and tore his garments, police stated.
Policemen escorting Narang confronted a troublesome time in defending him from the protesters. The legislator was later escorted to a secure place by the police, officers stated.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Malout) Jaspal Singh stated the protesters have been adamant that they’d not enable the BJP legislators to carry the press convention.
A video has surfaced on social media, purportedly displaying the MLA in torn garments being shifted to a safer place by the police.
Later, Narang instructed PTI that he was “punched” by some folks.
“I was punched a lot and my clothes were also torn off,” he alleged.
The BJP legislator stated he had gone to Malout to deal with a press convention however the protesters didn’t enable it. They received violent and surrounded him, the MLA claimed.
Asked whether or not he has lodged a criticism on this matter, Narang stated he’ll discuss to the celebration management over this problem.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh strongly condemned the alleged assault on Narang and in addition warned of strict motion in opposition to anybody making an attempt to disturb peace within the state.
He urged the farmers to not take pleasure in such acts of violence, and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to urgently resolve the disaster triggered by the passage of farm legal guidelines in parliament final yr to forestall the state of affairs from escalating.
The chief minister directed the police chief to take strict motion in opposition to the perpetrators of the incident, who additionally clashed with the police personnel making an attempt to rescue the legislator.
Superintendent of Police (Headquarters), Faridkot, was injured whereas making an attempt to save lots of and evacuate the MLA. He suffered a cane blow on his head, inflicting his turban to fall off. He was admitted in Civil Hospital, Malout, the CM stated in an announcement.
The DGP stated a prison case can be registered in opposition to the suspects and statements of native BJP leaders have been being recorded.
Amarinder Singh stated whereas protesting is the democratic proper of the farmers, violence of any types wouldn’t be tolerated.
Reacting to the demand for his resignation by Punjab BJP leaders, he stated as a substitute of making an attempt to take political mileage from Saturday’s incident, they need to put strain on their central management to withdraw the contentious farm legal guidelines.
Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana KP Singh additionally strongly condemned the alleged assault on Narang at Malout.
“It is not only unacceptable, but highly condemnable that an elected representative of the people was mercilessly thrashed in full public view,” he stated.
Darshan Pal, the chief of Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella physique of farmers’ union spearheading the agitation in opposition to the central agri legal guidelines, stated, “Today, farmers protested in opposition to BJP MLA from Abohar. Under opposed circumstances, it turned violent and the MLA was bodily assaulted.

“It is a matter of regret that an elected representative was treated this way. We do not encourage such behaviour. We strongly condemn this act,” he stated in an announcement.
Pal additionally stated the Samyukta Kisan Morcha appeals to all protesters to stay peaceable and disciplined.
The ruling Congress in Punjab, the BJP, in addition to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) condemned the incident.
Such “unlawful behaviour” has no place in a democracy and the farmers’ protest can be weakened by these incidents, State Congress chief Sunil Jakhar stated.
BJP nationwide basic secretary Tarun Chugh slammed the Amarinder Singh-led authorities over the incident and claimed that it has “exposed the complete collapse of law and order in the state”.
Describing the incident as a “murderous attack” on Narang, he accused the ruling Congress of engineering it. Amarinder Singh was “instigating such attacks in order to stifle the voice of the BJP”, Chugh alleged and demanded that the chief minister resign.
SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal termed the “violent attack” on Narang “deplorable” and demanded an neutral inquiry to repair the accountability for the “failure” of the police in defending the dignity of an elected consultant.

He appealed to everybody to train restraint to make sure that peace and communal concord within the state was not disturbed.
Thousands of farmers have been protesting since late November at Delhi borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, demanding a rollback of the farm legal guidelines.