'Absolutely shameful!' HC on "children and women being used as shield" during farmers' protest
The women and children as the shield during the ongoing farmers' protest.
Punjab and Haryana High Court on Farmers' Protest news 2024: In a major development, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday lashed out at the protesting farm leaders who are allegedly using the women and children as the shield during the ongoing farmers' protest.
Here's what happened during the Punjab and Haryana High Court's hearing on farmers' protest:
Haryana passed the pictures to bench.
Haryana: My lord, may see the picture how peaceful the protest was? On loudspeakers we gave warning…
ACJ on seeing the picture: Children being used as shields! Shameful! Absolutely shameful!
Haryana: We have video also when women and children were being used.
ACJ: 5-years-old children being used as shield!
Petitioner: The amount of force they use…
ACJ: Look at the age of children. It was a war like situation… They (protestors) have created such a situation, to say later that women and children were injured.
ACJ to petitioners: Your farm leaders should be put at the right place…
ASG: Farmer leaders are welcome, any time, to discuss with us on their issues…
Petitioner: I want to seek compensation…
ACJ: After all these pictures, you are saying you want compensation on self inflicted injuries?
Petitioner: The protest was peaceful.
ACJ: They are carrying swords in their hands. Is that peaceful? It’s easier to argue…
ACJ recorded submissions stated in Affidavits.