Haryana CM's call to form special groups amid farmer protests sparks controversy

Stirring a controversy in the backdrop of the ongoing farmers’ agitation, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar asked Bharatiya Janata Party’s kisan morcha workers to raise groups of volunteers in northern and north-western districts who can “pick up sticks” to take on opponents. The reference was evidently aimed at the farmers who have been protesting the ruling BJP-Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) leaders in the state and disrupting their visits and events. However opposition Congress and farmer unions have slammed Khattar and demanded his sacking from the post of chief minister. Watch this report for more.