The Haryana government on Wednesday appointed retired High Court judge Somnath Aggarwal to investigate the baton-charge on protesting farm...
The Haryana government on Wednesday appointed retired High Court judge Somnath Aggarwal to investigate the baton-charge on protesting farmers in Karnal on August 28, and the events leading up to it, The Indian Express reported.
The state government made the appointment at a Cabinet meeting headed by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
Ten farmers were injured on August 28 when the police had baton-charged them during a demonstration in Karnal against the Centre’s three agriculture laws. Former Karnal Sub-divisional Magistrate Ayush Sinha had ordered the police officers to “smash the heads” of the protestors if they crossed certain police barricades.
On September 11, both the farmers and the state government agreed on a month-long probe by a former judge into the baton-charge incident as well as Sinha’s role. Sinha has been sent on leave till the inquiry is completed.
The government said that it has set up the panel “in a bid to ensure fair and transparent inquiry to ascertain the sequence of events” leading to the police action at Karnal, PTI reported. The commission has been asked to submit its report within a month.
“The commission will also ascertain persons responsible for the said situation and will further inquire into the role of Sh. Ayush Sinha, Sub-divisional Magistrate, Karnal, in the action by the...
