Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, on Sunday took out a march in Mohali in support of the CISF woman constable, who allegedly slapped actor and BJP MP-elect Kangana Ranaut. Farmer leaders demanded that a fair investigation should be conducted into the matter while asserting that there should not be any injustice with the woman constable Kulwinder Kaur.
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Adequate security personnel were deployed in the wake of the march, which began from Gurdwara Amb Sahib in Mohali.
Speaking to reporters, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said that there should be an impartial probe into the matter.
Asserting it should be found out what led to the incident, Pandher said that there should be no injustice with the woman constable.
Farmer leaders also lashed out at Ranaut for allegedly making provocative statements against the people of Punjab.
Kaur was apparently upset with Ranaut over her stance on the farmers' protests. The CISF, tasked with providing security at airports, has also ordered a court of inquiry into the incident.
The Mohali Police has booked Kaur under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) and 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint). Both are bailable offences.
Ranaut, in a video message on Thursday, said she was hit in the face and abused by the constable during a security check at the Chandigarh airport, the ugly fracas breaking out two days after she was elected to the Lok Sabha