"Strictness was needed": Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar on officer's remarks

  • The issue of Lathi Charge on Farmers is getting heated in Karnal, Haryana. The opposition is demanding the resignation of CM Manohar Lal Khattar.
  • Meanwhile, Khattar today appeared to defend the police crackdown on the protesting farmers.
  • However, he acknowledged that the officer's "choice of words" was not correct but strictness was needed.
  • A video of the SDM had surfaced, in which he was instructing the policemen to use force on the farmers.
  • Letting you know, around 10 people were injured after the lathi charge on Saturday. One person had also died.