One of the farmers injured in the police lathicharge in Haryana on Saturday has died of heart attack, a union leader said on Sunday. “Sushil Kajal had been participating in the farmers’ agitation for the past nine months. He had suffered serious injuries in the police lathicharge at Karnal Toll Plaza yesterday and at night he succumbed to a heart attack… The farming community will always remember his sacrifice,” Senior BKU leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni tweeted.

Around 10 people were injured on Saturday as police lathicharged a group of farmers allegedly disrupting traffic movement on a national highway while heading towards Karnal to protest against a BJP meeting. Farmers blocked roads and highways in Punjab for two hours on Sunday in protest against the lathicharge. The protesters burnt the effigies of the BJP-led government in Haryana for using “force” on farmers in Karnal.