BKU’s Rajewal alleges conspiracy behind Singhu border violence
CHANDIGARH : Farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal on Saturday alleged that there was a “conspiracy” to provoke the farmers protesting at the Singhu border, adding that they would not indulge in any violence.
“We have been holding a peaceful agitation at Delhi’s borders. The agitation is peaceful today as well,” Rajewal, the president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (Rajewal), told reporters here.
Condemning the violence that erupted in Delhi during a tractor rally on Republic Day, Rajewal said, “We all were
shocked because we never thought of it. The Red Fort is the country’s pride.”
On the stone pelting incident at the Singhu border on Friday, Rajewal said, “There is a conspiracy by the government, the BJP and RSS behind this incident. But we are alert.”
Police had fired tear gas and baton charged Friday as a clash broke out between farmers and locals who hurled stones at each other at the Singhu border.
Asserting that “local people” were with the farmers, Rajewal alleged those behind the Singhu border incident were “BJP and RSS people”. “The government is trying to provoke us for violence. We will not indulge in any violence. We are alert to prevent any violence,” he said.
Thousands of farmers have been camping at Delhi’s borders for the last 65 days in protest against Centre’s three new farm laws, which, they say, will erode their bargaining power, weaken a system of assured prices, and leave them vulnerable to exploitation by big agri-businesses.