"Freedom Of Expression": BJP Leader Faces Protest On Poll Campaign
NDTV
As part of a call given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, which spearheaded the farmers' stir against the Centre's now-repealed farm laws, the farmers have decided to protest against BJP leaders in Punjab villages.
Former India Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu is set to make his electoral debut in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on a BJP ticket from Amritsar. However, when he visited two villages in the Amritsar district for the election campaign, his convoy was met with protests by farmers. The farmers lined both sides of the streets, showed black flags and raised slogans against Mr Sandhu as his convoy passed through.
"Democracy allows everyone the freedom of expression. The same democracy which allows them to protest, also allows me to carry out my campaign. We have plans to increase the farmers' income," said Mr Sandhu on the protests.
The protests against his roadshow happened in the Gangomahal and Kallomahal villages in the Ajnala tehsil.
