Chandigarh: Citing a VVIP occasion on 18 June, district police in Sirsa, Haryana, have served notices to 130 individuals, asking them to execute bonds that they’ll preserve peace. Union House Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) chief Amit Shah is holding a rally in Sirsa that day, the place he’s additionally anticipated to kick off the get together’s marketing campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The individuals who have been served notices embody sarpanches, farmer unions activists, and native leaders of Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) and the Congress.
Shah’s go to comes at a time when farmers have been up in arms in opposition to the federal government on a spread of points, and compelled the federal government earlier this week to present into their demand for a Minimal Help Value on sunflower seeds after an agitation.
Haryana Sarpanches Affiliation chief Ranbir Singh Samain had additionally introduced 8 June that his union will maintain a protest throughout Shah’s rally, demanding scrapping of e-tendering course of and restoration of all of the provisions of the Panchayati Raj Act.
Final month, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s Jan Samvad programme noticed a number of disruptions. Naina Jhorar, sarpanch of Bani village of Sirsa, threw her dupatta at Khattar’s ft after she was not allowed to position her calls for earlier than him.
On one other event, villagers from Dogda Ahir staged a sit-in exterior the home Khattar was staying in opposition to elevating the standing of Sihma village to sub-tehsil as a substitute of their village.
Among the many individuals who have been served notices are Naina Jhorar talked about above, Ved Parkash, sarpanch of Jodhpuria village, senior Congress chief Raj Kumar Sharma, and Lakwinder Singh Aulakh, state president of farmers’ physique Bhartiya Kisan Ekta (BKE).
BKE chief Aulakh alleged that the federal government is harassing them as it’s afraid the rally can be a flop present. “Lots of our farmer activists have gotten such notices. This proves that the BJP authorities is functioning just like the British rule that didn’t permit anybody to boost their voice in opposition to injustice and oppression,” he added.
Aulakh mentioned his BKE is part of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha that carried out a 13-month stir on Delhi borders in opposition to the now repealed farm legal guidelines. He mentioned he has instructed all members of his organisation to not settle for these notices.
“We aren’t criminals, nor has my organisation given any name for opposing the rally…It grew to become clear throughout Khattar’s Jan Samvad programme that individuals are not within the BJP and its programmes,” he added.
In the meantime, the police mentioned it was a routine apply. Sirsa Superintendent of Police Udai Singh Meena mentioned the notices had been geared toward securing peace throughout the rally.
“We have now issued such notices to 130 individuals. These are individuals who have a historical past of making disturbance. These individuals are not from any explicit political get together or occupation…The state Prison Investigation Division supplied us with a listing of people that can create bother throughout the rally or submit provocatory materials on social media to instigate folks,” he mentioned to ThePrint over the cellphone Thursday.
“They are going to have the freedom to make use of social media. However liberty is at all times accompanied by accountability,” he added.
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‘Breach of peace’
One such discover issued to fifteen folks by the Ellenabad sub-divisional Justice of the Peace, Ellenabad (The Print has a duplicate), reads that the native police has submitted a “Kalandra” in opposition to these individuals.
Kalandra is the police’s submission to the Justice of the Peace to situation a discover underneath part 107/150 of Code of Prison Process (CrPC) – in case of imminent breach of peace – to signal a bond of excellent behaviour.
“The Kalandra says that an occasion involving a VVIP is to be held at Sirsa on 18 June…individuals talked about within the checklist can disturb peace and tranquility throughout the occasion, which is a critical safety matter,” mentioned the order.
Directing these talked about within the discover to seem earlier than him on 16 June, the SDM ordered them to execute bonds of observing good conduct for six months with private surety of Rs. 50,000.
Distinguished native politicians who’ve been served a discover embody Congress chief Raj Kumar Sharma and his son Mohit Sharma. Sharma is a delegate of the district unit to the Pradesh Congress Committee whereas Mohit is the state normal secretary of the Youth Congress.
“Solely yesterday, I issued a press assertion that the BJP was organising Amit Shah’s rally in a shed within the grain market with a capability of seven,000 and was claiming that lakhs of individuals will attend the occasion. At present, we’ve got acquired these notices asking us to seem earlier than the SDM on Friday,” Sharma mentioned to ThePrint Thursday.
He alleged that earlier, when Khattar held Jan Samvad in Sirsa, he was just about stored underneath home arrest all through the day.
Ashok Tanwar, former Sirsa MP and chairman of the marketing campaign committee for AAP, alleged that a lot of his get together employees acquired such notices.
“There may be numerous resentment in opposition to the BJP-JJP authorities amongst folks on the grassroots stage. This was evident throughout Khattar’s Jan Samvad at Sirsa final month. As an alternative of addressing grievances and fulfilling their guarantees, the BJP is resorting to oppressive means,” he mentioned.
Whereas BJP MP from Sirsa, Sunita Duggal, refused to remark, calling it a legislation and order situation, she mentioned, “It’s a matter of delight and privilege for us that Amit Shah has chosen Sirsa for his first rally in Haryana this yr…he’s sort sufficient to have determined to begin his marketing campaign right here. The rally can be an enormous success.”
(Edited by Smriti Sinha)
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