Not less than 50 farmers have been detained by the Gurugram Police in Manesar after they tried to march to Delhi to protest “unfair” compensation for over 1,800 acres of farmland offered to the state authorities.
The protesters have been taken to the Manesar Police Strains in two buses, mentioned police.
The farmers alleged that they weren’t given the correct worth for 1,810 acres of land in 5 villages in Manesar and determined to protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Tuesday.
Police, after getting info, despatched notices to many farmer leaders late Monday night, however the farmers nonetheless gathered Tuesday morning beneath the banner of Dakshin Haryana Kisan Khap Samiti, able to march.
Greater than 500 policemen have been deployed in Manesar to cease the farmers from marching to the nationwide capital, an officer mentioned.
All the Manesar space was transformed right into a cantonment within the morning. At round midday, when farmers began transferring in the direction of Delhi, police took them into custody.
Farmer leaders known as the Haryana authorities a dictatorship over the police motion.
“The government wants to loot the farmers’ land by taking it at throwaway prices,” mentioned Mahendra Singh, a farmer chief.
“Today, the farmers wanted to march peacefully to Delhi but the government adopted a dictatorial attitude and did not allow the farmers to go beyond Manesar. The government is afraid of the farmers’ movement, but until the demand for MSP guarantee is not met, the farmers’ movement will continue,” Santokh Singh, one of many protesters, mentioned.
Manesar Assistant Commissioner of Police Surender Singh mentioned part 144 had been imposed within the space and anybody who tries to breach the order will likely be handled by police.
“Vehicular movement is normal between Delhi-Gurugram and the situation is under control,” the officer mentioned.
