BKU chief Rakesh Tikait, 12 others booked for violating Segment 144 in Haryana

The Haryana Police has registered a case in opposition to Bharatiya Kisan Union chief Rakesh Tikait and 12 others, who held a ‘maha panchayat’ in a village right here, for allegedly violating prohibitory orders beneath Segment 144 of the CrPc, officers stated on Sunday.

Tikait and a few different BKU leaders addressed the ‘kisan mazdoor maha panchayat’ in Dhurali village close to Ambala Cantt on Saturday.

Ratan Maan Singh, Baldev Singh and Jasmer Saini are a few of the different 12 farmer leaders who’ve been booked by way of the police.

In view of an enormous surge in coronavirus circumstances, the district Justice of the Peace had imposed Segment 144, which bars meeting of 4 or extra individuals.

The police stated Assistant Sub-Inspector Chandi Singh had warned the BKU leaders to not grasp the ‘maha panchayat’ as Segment 144 used to be enforced within the district.

“Then again, BKU leaders went forward and organised the development,” a senior police legitimate stated.

According to a grievance of the assistant sub-inspector, a case used to be registered in opposition to Tikait and 12 different farmer leaders.

“They violated the orders beneath Segment 144 in addition to the orders duly promulgated by way of the general public servant (district Justice of the Peace) beneath Segment 188 of the IPC. The opposite provisions of IPC added within the FIR come with Segment 269 (negligent act more likely to unfold an infection of illness unhealthy to lifestyles) and 270 (malignant act more likely to unfold an infection of illness unhealthy to lifestyles),” the police legitimate stated.

Addressing the ‘maha panchayat’, Tikait, who’s the nationwide spokesperson of BKU, reiterated that the agitation in opposition to the Centre’s new farm regulations will proceed until the time those legislations are repealed.

He requested the farmers to arrange themselves for an extended combat.

The BKU chief additionally hit out on the executive over its dealing with of the COVID disaster, pronouncing more than a few hospitals around the nation are grappling with a critical scarcity of scientific oxygen.

Chatting with the media later, Tikait stated right through the development, farmers had been informed that they will have to take the entire steps to offer protection to themselves from the illness.