Lakhbir Singh Sidhana aka Lakha Sidhana, a native of Sidhana village in Punjab’s Bathinda, accused the government and police of conspiring against the farmers’ agitation while claiming that he always called for peace. “I am pained at the incidents that took place on Tuesday but I am not involved in these. We had marched towards the Outer Ring Road following our farmer leaders in a peaceful manner. Sidhana claimed that nearly 20 farmer leaders went till Ring Road with their cadres in a peaceful manner and returned soon after. A humanities graduate from Punjabi University, Patiala, Sidhana claims to have quit the crime world for social work.

Source: Indian Express January 28, 2021 00:55 UTC