The police in Uttar Pradesh have issued notices to around 220 tractor
owners in various districts.
Leader of Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh assembly and senior SP leader, Ram
Govind Chaudhary, has said that the move was designed to threaten the farmers
and prevent them from joining the ongoing protest against farm laws.
The police, however, stated that the notices have nothing to do with the
farmers' protest against the Centre's new agriculture laws.
"Notice have been served to 220 owners of tractors in the Sikandarpur
police station area in Ballia. In the notice, it has been mentioned that the
tractors were used on public roads for commercial work, and minors were driving
them. As a result of this, there were road accidents. The tractors were also
used in illegal mining," said Bal Mukund Mishra, SHO, Sikandarpur police
station.
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