Protesting against the contentious agricultural laws, farmers disrupted a Bharatiya Janata Party meeting in Patiala’s Rajpura town and manhandled a councillor besides some local leaders and workers on Sunday.
The Hindustan Times reported though Punjab BJP general secretary Bhupesh Aggarwal, who was chairing the district-level meeting, was rescued, farmers chased councillor Shanti Swarup and even tore his clothes while police were taking him away from the venue.
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Bhupesh Aggarwal, district rural unit head Vikas Sharma and some other leaders were taken to an adjoining house, from where a panicked Aggarwal released a video claiming danger to his and party workers’ lives.
However, police managed to take him to further safety. Councillor Shanti Swarup was not as lucky. In another video of the incident shared on social media, protesters could be seen chasing and manhandling him, while he was being taken away by cops.