Clamour for Dushyant, Ranjit Chautala resignation grows

ROHTAK: A day after President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the three agricultural legislations that have evoked widespread resistance from the farming community, 17 farmers unions have decided to stage dharnas in front of the residences of Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala and power and jails minister Ranjit Chautala to demand their resignation from the Khattar government.

Kisan Sangharsh Samiti president Mandeep Nathwan said the dharna will start from October 6 and will be similar to the ones staged by Punjab farmers outside the residence of former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal.

“We want deputy CM Dushyant Chautala and Ranjit Chautala, a cabinet minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party-Jannayak Janta Party government in Haryana, to tender their resignations the same way that Harsimrat Kaur Badal quit the union cabinet,” he added.

“If the Badal family can snap their two-decade-old ties with the BJP, what is stopping Dushyant and Ranjit Chautala to come out of the BJP government. This is the time for them to prove their pro-farmer stand,” he said.

The JJP seems divided on the laws. While Dushyant is backing the laws, Barwala MLA Jogi Ram Sihag and Narnaund MLA Ram Kumar Gautam have extended support to the farmers. On Sunday, the JJP’s Rohtak unit had taken out a tractor march in support of the three laws.

JJP supremo Ajay Singh Chautala said the BJP-JJP alliance will continue. “These three laws are helpful for farmers,” he added.

Black flags shown to agri minister

Farmers showed black flags to agriculture minister JP Dalal and Sonepat MP Ramesh Kaushik during their visits to Chhichhrana and Madina villages in Baroda segment.