Law to Claim Recovery of Damages to Public Property by Protesters Soon, Says Khattar After Meet With Shah

As thousands of farmers press on with their agitation, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Khattar on Saturday announced that his government will introduce a law for recovery of losses due to damage to public property during demonstrations, reported ANI. The chief minister made the comments after a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during which they discussed the farmer protests.

“We discussed the farmers’ protest among other issues,” Khattar said, according to the news agency. “We will be bringing a law for recovery of damages to public property from protestors.”

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Haryana will try to bring the law in the upcoming session of the Legislative Assembly, Khattar said, according to NDTV.