‘Ye khade Mussalman, tok ke dikha do’: Haryana farmer leaders at Hisar panchayat

The leaders of farmer bodies and khap panchayats in Haryana Wednesday announced that they won’t allow anyone to touch members of the Muslim community days after violence hit the Nuh district.

These leaders had gathered in Hisar’s Baas village to announce their determination to counter the communal violence in the state.

The farmer panchayat, which was attended by nearly 2,000 farmers from Hindu, Muslim and Sikh communities, was the first such event at this scale in Haryana after the recent violence. The event has significance in the backdrop of threats to the members of Muslim community and alleged resolution by a few village panchayats against the entry of minority community members in their villages.