JJP MLA’s convoy attacked by farm protesters in Tohana

JJP MLA from Haryana’s Tohana constituency Devender Babli’s convoy was attacked by a bunch of anti-farm regulation protesters in Tohana’s market space on Tuesday. The group was shouting anti-government slogans and carrying black flags in protest towards the three central farm legislations. Although Babli escaped unharmed, his PA Radhe Bishnoi sustained head accidents, for which he obtained stitches.
The incident happened at round midday when Babli was on his technique to attend a Covid vaccination drive for the otherwise abled at Tohana Civil Hospital.
The MLA’s SUV additionally received broken because the mob attacked with wood sticks and iron rods. Babli alleged that a few of the protesters first rammed a automobile into his SUV after which started smashing the windshield of his automobile.
Later within the day, BKU’s Gurnam Singh Chadhuni launched a video message, calling the incident a “deliberate attempt of the ruling dispensation to create unrest and disrupt communal harmony”. He additionally alleged that the protesters had been lathicharged, which police denied.

Speaking to The Indian Express, on telephone, Babli condemned the assault: “This is the state of affairs in our state where a handful of people can attack a public representative who has won with lakhs of votes. I have informed my party’s leader, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, about the incident. I had also called Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to inform him that the situation is not at all good across the state and he should immediately resolve this ongoing issue with farmers. If we fail to resolve this issue timely, the consequences for all of us would be really bad. We should not emerge as a weak government.”
Describing the incident, he stated: “Some unscrupulous elements, in the garb of farmers agitation, attacked my vehicle. It is nothing but an attempt to tarnish the image of farmers too…A bunch of people first hit my vehicle with a green Maruti Gypsy and blocked my way. Then the other group began attacking my vehicle and smashed the windows. The mob was too agitated and began hurling abuses. I reacted and told them that besides being a MLA, I am also a common citizen and they have no rights to behave with me in such a manner…My PA was sitting in the back seat of the vehicle. As a bunch of people wielded sticks and smashed the rear windscreen of my vehicle, pieces of shattered glass hit my PA’s head and he sustained severe head injuries.”
He added, “While I was on my way to the civil hospital, I went to the market for some personal family work. It was that time that this bunch of people attacked me.”
Asked if there have been any safety personnel with him on the time, Babli stated: “Since it was a personal visit, there was nobody with me except my driver and my PA. Police were deployed at the civil hospital. However, when I informed the police about the attack on my vehicle, they reached the spot.”
Sources stated Babli was additionally caught on digicam indulging in heated arguments and abusive language with the attackers in police presence.

Chaduni’s video message
Reacting to the incident, Chadhuni in a video message appealed farmers to assemble in Tohana on Wednesday. “They deliberately come out, particularly in the Jat dominated belts, to disrupt communal harmony so that they can blame us later. This MLA shall be coming to Tohana tomorrow also. I appeal to all my brothers to come out in full strength to Tohana tomorrow and we shall see how he abuses us again,” he stated.
After the incident, police started figuring out suspects. Reacting to police motion, farmers additionally blocked the Fatehabad-Sirsa freeway and some different inner roads and threatened to dam different roads on Wednesday if Babli doesn’t apologise.
While Chadhuni claimed that police opened canecharge on the protesters, Fatehabad’s Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar stated, “No lathicharge was done. Legal action will be taken against those who indulged in violence.”
At the time of submitting this report, sources stated a case was prone to be registered towards the attackers by late night.

This is just not the primary time BJP-JJP leaders have been attacked in Haryana, amid the continuing farm agitation.
Khattar, Dushyant Chautala, a number of BJP MPs and state Cabinet ministers have been going through such protests throughout the state, together with in their very own constituencies, within the wake of the continuing farmers protest.