Covid-19: Haryana CM urges farmers to suspend their protest
With rise in Covid cases, Haryana have become Covid-19 hotspots. Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar has urged farmers to suspend their stir against farm laws amid the grim Covid situation, claiming that dharnas have made few villages a hotspot as villagers travelled back and forth to protest sites.
Chief Minister has appealed to farmer leaders a month ago also to suspend the movement. Anil Vij, Health Minister also expressed exasperation over farmer leaders' reluctance to ask agitating farmers to get themselves tested for Covid-19.
According to the CM's statement, "what is coming is now because of these dharnas, this has spread." Further added that "if they wish to restart these dharnas once the situationunder control, they are free to do so." He also said the leaders should understand the situation even now. Meanwhile, Haryana Government has decided to float global tenders of procurement of Covid-19 vaccines to ensure that all those above 18 in the state are inoculated. Haryana has witnessed a surge in Covid-19 cases.
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