'Govt trying to suppress the movement, police registered cases against farmers protest in Kurukshetra': BKU leader

The Haryana police have registered cases against Bhartiya Kissan Union (BKU) leaders and farmers for blocking the national highway, damaging public property, attempt to murder, pelting stones at the police and rioting in a rally.

On September 11, Kurukshetra farmers took out a protest rally over introduction of three ordinances, the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance, and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020, which they claim are 'anti-farmers' in agriculture sector.

Bharatiya Kisan Union state chief Gurnam Singh said, "Government is trying to suppress the movement.

The ordinances will create a system under which mandis will collapse and MSP (Minimum Support Price) scheme will be repealed," said BKU's state chief, Gurnam Singh.