Samyukta Kisan Morcha has condemned the lynching of a man at a farmers’ protest venue at Kundli near the Delhi-Haryana border and claimed that there could be a conspiracy behind the incident.
The umbrella body of 40 farm unions spearheading the farmers’ agitation against the Centre’s three agri laws also demanded a thorough probe into the matter and said those responsible should be brought to book.
The body alleged that a religious colour is being given to their movement.
A man was lynched, his hand chopped off and the body tied to a metal barricade at a farmers’ protest venue at Kundli, a gruesome incident being blamed on a group of Nihangs.
In a video clip that has gone viral on social media platforms, some Nihangs are seen standing as the man lies on the ground in a pool of blood with his chopped off left hand lying next to him.
The Nihangs are heard in the clip saying the man has been punished for desecrating a holy book of the Sikhs.
The Nihangs are a Sikh order, distinguished by their blue robes and often seen carrying spears.
“We are all very saddened at what happened. The Samyutka Kisan Morcha is fighting against the three farm laws. This (incident) could be a conspiracy. We condemn the incident in the strongest words,” said Jagjit Singh Dallewal, a farmer leader from the organisation.
He said the matter should be probed thoroughly and the accused should be brought to book.
