New Delhi, July 15
Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday criticised the Gujarat government for the lathi charge and use of tear gas on livestock farmers protesting outside the Sabar Dairy facility in Sabarkantha district.
The farmers protested on Monday, demanding a fair share in the dairy’s profits and a hike in milk procurement prices.
Kejriwal condemned the use of force against the demonstrators, calling it an act of "brutality".
Taking to X, he posted, "The BJP government has crossed all limits of brutality by ordering a lathi charge and tear gas on the livestock farmers peacefully protesting outside Gujarat's Sabar Dairy. Demanding a share in the dairy's profits is not a crime."
He also paid tribute to a dairy farmer who died while going home after the protest concluded.
"The people of Gujarat will surely respond to this dictatorship of the BJP," Kejriwal added.
What began as a peaceful protest quickly turned volatile when agitators forced their way into the premises, damaging property, tearing down metal barriers, smashing CCTV cameras, and hurling stones.