Hisar: Unidentified miscreants defaced the residence signboard of BJP functionary and Haryana Labour Welfare Board chairman Rohtash Jangra in Hisar, smearing black paint over the party’s lotus symbol and writing “Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)” in bold.Posters linked to the ongoing student protest at Jantar Mantar were also pasted around his residence and at the entrance of Sant Nagar Colony. Police have launched an investigation and are reviewing CCTV footage from nearby locations. “We are waiting for the investigation to establish who is behind this,” Jangra said. Lawyers pause work for 4th day Hisar: Lawyers at the District Bar Association in Hisar halted court work for the fourth day in row on Friday, protesting the July 20 police action on students at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. The association is demanding Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, Rs 1 crore in compensation for families of students who allegedly died amid the NEET exam controversy, disciplinary action against the police officers involved and dismissal of all criminal cases against the student protesters.
