After agreement, farmers lift Karnal Protest

• On the fourth day of the protests by farmers in Karnal against the brutal August 28 police lathicharge that led to the death of one farmer- the farmers lifted their protests.

• This happened as the farm leaders reached an agreement with the district administration.

• The farmers had been demanding compensation for the family of Sushil Kajal who succumbed to injuries resulting from the police lathicharge.

• They also demanded that Karnal SDM Ayush Sihna be held accountable for his call to policemen to ‘break the heads of farmers’.

• On September 11, the government ordered a judicial inquiry into the August 28 attack and sent Sinha on leave for a month, marking the end of 4 days of protests in Karnal by the farmers