At least four people were injured when a clash broke out between the supporters of Union minister Sanjeev Balyan and farmers in Soram villa...
At least four people were injured when a clash broke out between the supporters of Union minister Sanjeev Balyan and farmers in Soram village of Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, reported The Hindu. Balyan has, however, claimed that it was the supporters of the Rashtriya Lok Dal who clashed with the farmers.
The clash took place when Balyan was in Soram to attend the funeral prayers of a senior member of the village. Some villagers raised slogans against Balyan and the farm laws after which one of the minister’s aides reportedly attacked the villagers, resulting in chaos. The police intervened to bring the situation under control.
Following the incident, villagers held a panchayat meeting and hundreds of them organised a sit-in protest at the Shahpur police station, demanding the registration of a first information report against Balyan and his aides.
Yogesh Kumar, one of the four injured persons, lodged a complaint, saying that they were attacked by around 25 aides of Balyan and were severely abused. Kumar said he and his friends are members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union and were raising slogans in its support. “I was pulled into a car by policemen and the aides of the minister,” Kumar said. “A gun was pointed at me and...
