The Karnal district administration on Friday faced a novel protest over a unique issue. Tormented by millions of houseflies, thousands of residents of Rasoolpur Village loaded their tractors with all their household goods and camped close to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar's house, demanding relief from the pests.
According to the villagers, Rasoolpur's population of nearly three thousand people has shrunk substantially due to the migration forced by the flies.
Not just that, the enraged villagers threatened to stay put in the city till the time they were given respite from the flies that are reportedly Rsterrorizing' them.
The villagers claim the swarms of flies have laid siege to Rasoolpur and the pesky insects have been bothering the villagers from dusk to dawn for the last three years. Unable to bear the torment caused by the incessant buzzing of the flies and the threat posed to their health any longer, many villagers have allegedly started leaving their homes and migrating to other areas.
Villagers said that children were the worst affected as they were more prone to infection and parents had no option but to leave the village to escape the outbreak of diseases caused by the flies.
Interestingly, Rasoolpur Village is hardly three kilometres away from Karnal city, also known as CM City for being Khattar's constituency. Karnal has also been picked up for the Smart City project.