Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar resigned on Tuesday morning along with his ministers ahead of a Cabinet reshuffle, with its ties with its alliance partner JJP headed for a split ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
On a day, Hindutva activists again disrupted Muslims' Friday prayer and raised anti-Muslim slogans, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that Friday prayer of Muslims should not be offered in the open and the practice "will not be tolerated."
Haryana police resorted to lathicharge on farmers in Karnal who were protesting against a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Saturday afternoon.
After internet shutdown, the Haryana government has now suspended voice calling facilities in seven districts -- Kaithal, Panipat, Jind, Rohtak, Charkhi Dadri, Sonipat and Jhajjar to "prevent any disturbance of peace and public order" amid the protests by farmers against three farm laws.