CHANDIGARH: Haryana Congress, on Saturday, decided to gherao Haryana Raj Bhawan on January 15. However, the party high command is yet to take a call on the issue of contesting Panchayat elections on the party symbol.
Discussions on these issues were held during a meeting held in Gurdwara Rakabganj Road, New Delhi. Haryana Congress in-charge Vivek Bansal, who chaired the meeting, said party leaders talked about the farmers’ movement and the upcoming panchayat elections to be held in Haryana. Reiterating the party’s support to the farmers’ movement, he said the state Congress would gherao Raj Bhavan in support of the farmers.
Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Kumari Selja said several aspects of the panchayat elections were discussed in the meeting. In the days to come, a detailed discussion would be held with party leaders, after which a decision would be taken on the issue of contesting the election on the party symbol, she said.
Selja accused the Centre of pretending to negotiate with farmers instead of repealing the agri laws. As over 60 persons have lost their lives in the agitation, she said the Congress is voicing the concerns of farmers and labourers. Leader of opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda said even as farmers brave the bitter cold out in the open at Delhi border, the BJP government is acting in a dictatorial manner.