Need to expose 'anarchists' behind farmers' protest: BJP on lynching at protest site

In a video clip that has gone viral on social media platforms, some Nihangs are seen standing as the man lies on the ground in a pool of blood

BJP on Friday launched a sharp attack on farmers’ leaders spearheading the 10-month-long agitation, accusing them of 'spreading anarchy' under the garb of farmers.

The reaction came after a Nihang Sikh allegedly chopped the hand of a man, allowed him to bleed to death and later strung the half-naked dead body on display to a metal barricade at the Singhu border protest site.

BJP leaders said that the youth murdered at the Singhu border was a Dalit and wondered why Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were silent at the lynching.

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“The body of a Dalit youth was found hanging from a barricade at the Singhu border. Rahul and Priyanka are silent because they are eyeing the votes of anarchists,” Gaurav Bhatia, BJP spokesperson said.

“Had Rakesh Tikait not justified mob lynching in Lakhimpur, with Yogendra Yadav, sitting next to him, maintaining sanctimonious silence, the gory murder of a youth at Kundali border would not have happened. Anarchists behind these protests in the name of farmers need to be exposed,” Amit Malviya, BJP IT Cell chief, said.

BJP General Secretary B L Santhosh said that the protesters had lost the right to call themselves farmers and appealed to the saner elements to apologise to the nation and withdraw the agitation.

“It’s time saner elements if any among them to apologise to the nation & withdraw & engage with government unconditionally,” Santhosh said.

The BJP sharpened the attack on the farmers’ agitation and accused the farmers’ leaders of spreading anarchy.

“What is going on? Who are these people spreading anarchy in the name of farmers’ movement and defaming the farmers,” Malviya said.

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