Farmers protest by bringing cows as a fellow “protester” to a police station in Haryana.

After the arrest of two farmers on wednesday in Harayana’s Fatehabad district , farmers continued to protest against the arrest by bringing in a cow at the police station on sunday and demanding the release of two arrested for surrounding an MLA’s home, bought the with them the a cow to the station , saying it was the 41st “witness” that saw the farmers being arrested. 

Police officials will be responsible for giving the cow food and water, the farmers said. The animal was seen tied to a small pole in the police station with water and grass placed before it. “The present government considers itself as a government of cow worshippers. We have brought the sacred animal as a symbol because it is considered pure and pious, and its presence might be helpful in putting some sense in the government,” one of the protesting farmers said.