Police ‘baton-charged’ protesting farmers in Buldhana: Maha Congress chief demanding SP suspension
By PTI
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Sunday accused Buldhana police of unleashing a “brutal baton charge” on farmers throughout a protest and demanded the suspension of the district superintendent of police (SP).
Patole additionally demanded that Saturday’s baton-charge incident be investigated by a joint committee of the state legislature.
Farmers will educate a lesson to the “anti-farmer” Eknath Shinde-Bharatiya Janata Party authorities within the state, he claimed whereas speaking to reporters right here.
Patole alleged that the Buldhana police “brutally lathi-charged” the farmers on Saturday whereas they had been staging a protest for his or her calls for to get the precise worth for cotton and soybean and compensation for these disadvantaged of crop insurance coverage.
Congress district president Rahul Bondre and former minister Rajendra Shingane had been additionally stopped by police whereas they had been going to satisfy the protesting farmers, he claimed.
“Is protesting for your demands a crime in a democratic state? What was the need to lathi-charge? We will not tolerate this bullying by the Shinde-Fadnavis government. The entire case should be thoroughly investigated and action should be taken against the guilty,” Patole mentioned.
“The state government has mercilessly attacked the farmers who are fighting for their justice and rights,” he alleged. Patole demanded that the Buldhana SP be suspended instantly and the whole matter be investigated by a joint committee of the legislature.
He slammed the Shinde-Fadnavis authorities and condemned “police atrocities” on the protesting farmers. Farmers are in hassle and should not getting the precise worth for his or her produce, he mentioned.
Under the BJP’s rule, farming will not be reasonably priced anymore as a result of excessive value of fertilisers, seeds and diesel, he claimed. This (monetary) yr additionally, crops had been broken on account of pure calamities and farmers from 16 districts suffered damages, he mentioned.
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Sunday accused Buldhana police of unleashing a “brutal baton charge” on farmers throughout a protest and demanded the suspension of the district superintendent of police (SP).
Patole additionally demanded that Saturday’s baton-charge incident be investigated by a joint committee of the state legislature.
Farmers will educate a lesson to the “anti-farmer” Eknath Shinde-Bharatiya Janata Party authorities within the state, he claimed whereas speaking to reporters right here.
Patole alleged that the Buldhana police “brutally lathi-charged” the farmers on Saturday whereas they had been staging a protest for his or her calls for to get the precise worth for cotton and soybean and compensation for these disadvantaged of crop insurance coverage.
Congress district president Rahul Bondre and former minister Rajendra Shingane had been additionally stopped by police whereas they had been going to satisfy the protesting farmers, he claimed.
“Is protesting for your demands a crime in a democratic state? What was the need to lathi-charge? We will not tolerate this bullying by the Shinde-Fadnavis government. The entire case should be thoroughly investigated and action should be taken against the guilty,” Patole mentioned.
“The state government has mercilessly attacked the farmers who are fighting for their justice and rights,” he alleged. Patole demanded that the Buldhana SP be suspended instantly and the whole matter be investigated by a joint committee of the legislature.
He slammed the Shinde-Fadnavis authorities and condemned “police atrocities” on the protesting farmers. Farmers are in hassle and should not getting the precise worth for his or her produce, he mentioned.
Under the BJP’s rule, farming will not be reasonably priced anymore as a result of excessive value of fertilisers, seeds and diesel, he claimed. This (monetary) yr additionally, crops had been broken on account of pure calamities and farmers from 16 districts suffered damages, he mentioned.