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 Section 144 of the CrPc, officers stated on Sunday.
Tikait and another 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 among the many different 12 farmer leaders who’ve been booked by the police.
In view of a large surge in coronavirus circumstances, the district Justice of the Peace had imposed Section 144, which bars meeting of 4 or extra individuals.
The police stated Assistant Sub-Inspector Chandi Singh had warned the BKU leaders to not maintain the ‘maha panchayat’ as Section 144 was enforced within the district.
“However, BKU leaders went ahead and organised the event,” a senior police official stated.
Based on a criticism of the assistant sub-inspector, a case was registered in opposition to Tikait and 12 different farmer leaders.
“They violated the orders under Section 144 as well as the orders duly promulgated by the public servant (district magistrate) under Section 188 of the IPC. The other provisions of IPC added in the FIR include Section 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life),” the police official 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agitation in opposition to the Centre’s new farm legal guidelines will proceed until the time these legislations are repealed.
He requested the farmers to arrange themselves for an extended battle.
The BKU chief additionally hit out on the authorities over its dealing with of the COVID disaster, saying varied hospitals throughout the nation are grappling with a extreme scarcity of medical oxygen.
Talking to the media later, Tikait stated throughout the occasion, farmers had been informed that they need to take all of the steps to guard themselves from the illness.