Haryana Congress on Monday held a protest outside the party’s state headquarters here against the three new agricultural laws, with its leaders saying thse are anti farmers and demanded it be taken back.
The Congress workers also raised slogans against the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Haryana.
Carrying placards, some of which read "Anndata ki suno pukar, bandh karo atyachar (Listen to farmers, end their oppression)", the workers demanded that the "black laws", which are "anti-farmers" be withdrawn.
A delegation comprising Haryana Congress chief Kumari Selja, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, party’s state affairs incharge Vivek Bansal, other senior leaders including Kiran Choudhary and Capt Ajay Singh Yadav submitted a memorandum on the farm-related laws issue to Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya which was addressed to the President.
Earlier, a meeting was held at the Congress’ state headquarters here in which senior leaders including Selja, Bansal, Choudhary, Ajay Singh Yadav and other leaders addressed the party workers.
After the meeting, the procession of party leaders and workers led by Kumari Selja, who were to march towards the Raj Bhawan, was halted by the Chandigarh police at a short distance from the Congress office and only six leaders were allowed to proceed to present the memorandum to the Governor. A number of workers who tried to march were rounded up by the police and taken into preventive custody before being released later.
The Congress is protesting against the new farm laws across the country.
After submitting the memorandum, Hooda, the Leader of Opposition in the Haryana Assembly, said, "We have demanded these black laws should be scrapped or amendments should be brought making a provision which will guarantee that farmers will get the minimum support price for crops outside the mandis as well".