New Delhi: A surprising incident has emerged from Uttar Pradeshs Hapur where the Indian Farmers Union (Lokhit) led a protest against BJP MP Kangana Ranaut. The demonstration, organized by the United Farmers Front, escalated into a dramatic scene involving a burning effigy and a tense standoff with police. The altercation between the farmers and the police occurred at the Tehsil Chowpal in Hapur on Wednesday.The farmers initially set out to march in protest, aiming to burn an effigy of Kangana Ranaut as a symbolic gesture of their dissent. However, the situation took an unexpected turn when police intervened and seized the effigy before it could be set on fire. The officers quickly fled the scene with the effigy in hand, prompting the agitated farmers to block the Delhi-Lucknow highway in response.Video surfaces on social mediaIn a video that has since circulated widely, the farmers are seen regrouping and procuring a second effigy. As they continued their march towards the Tehsil Chowpal, they attempted once again to burn the effigy. The confrontation with the police intensified as they tried to wrestle the effigy away from the protesters. Despite the polices efforts to forcibly take the effigy, the farmers put up a determined resistance. The struggle between the police and the farmers was marked by considerable tug-of-war, eventually leading to two officers fleeing the scene with the effigy.Take a look at the video: पुतले लेकर भागने में यूपी पुलिस का कोई जवाब नहीं.आंदोलनकारियों के बीच घुसकर पुतला छीन लेती है.लोकतंत्र टाइप बातें जाएँ अपनी ऐसी तैसी कराने. आप कमिटमेंट देखिये, नेताओं के प्रति वफ़ादारी देखिएइस बहादुरी के लिए यूपी पुलिस को सम्मानित किया जाना चाहिएpic.twitter.com/KFTd38bfWr— Mandeep Punia (@mandeeppunia1) August 29, 2024Farmers demand case against BJP MPThe Indian Farmers Union (Lokhit) activists were determined to burn the effigy of BJP MP Kangana Ranaut, but the polices intervention thwarted their plans. The activists frustration was further fueled by what they perceived as an unjust move by the police.Harish Hun, the national spokesperson for the Indian Farmers Union (Lokhit), expressed outrage over the incident. He condemned Kangana Ranauts comments about farmers, which he described as shameful. Hun demanded that a case be filed against the MP, emphasizing that their protest was meant to voice their grievances against her remarks.
