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Punjab: Angry farmers beaten and beaten up BJP MLA

Punjab: Angry farmers beaten and beaten up BJP MLA
Punjab: Angry farmers beaten and beaten up BJP MLA

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On Saturday, BJP MLA Arun Narang became angry victim to angry farmers in Abohar, Punjab. Outraged by the three agricultural laws of the central government, the MLA Narang was attacked in Malot area.

In this attack, the clothes of the MLA were completely ripped off and the police somehow saved them from the violent mob.

After the completion of four years of the Congress government in the state, the BJP held a press conference against the Congress government. Several BJP leaders, including Abohar MLA, were going towards the Malot office. As soon as Narang got out of his car, angry farmers surrounded him and attacked him.

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In view of the anger of the farmers, the BJP also cancelled regretted this incident.

He issued a statement saying, “The agitation of the farmers turned violent and the MLA was physically hurt. It is a pity that this was done with a elected public representative. We do not encourage such action. We. We strongly condemn it. “

However, the statement also said that the BJP and its supporting parties are responsible for this.

United Kisan Morcha has appealed to the farmers to maintain peace and discipline.

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On the other hand, Rakesh Tikait, leader of Bhartiya Kisan Union, has said that if the general secretary of Bhartiya Kisan Union Yudhveer Singh was not released, the farmers would start arresting all the leaders.

Yudhveer Singh was holding a press conference in Ahmedabad on Friday when he was arrested by the Gujarat Police.

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Attacking the BJP on the same excuse, Tikait said, this is the real Gujarat model that we wanted to tell the people. People in Gujarat are completely tied up.

On March 28, on Holika Dahan, farmers have decided to burn copies of all three agricultural laws.

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