Chandigarh, April 19 -- Expressing concern over the state of affairs in educational institutions in the state, former Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala on Saturday criticised the BJP government for targeting Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) leaders for raising issues concerning the youth.

Addressing a press conference, the JJP leader alleged that during a protest by the party's student wing at Hisar's Guru Jambheshwar University, the police harassed JJP workers. "When party leaders and workers voluntarily approached the police to surrender, they were intercepted mid-way by a vehicle with fake number plates and blackened windows. The inmates of the vehicle were plain clothed cops who threatened us,'' Dushyant alleged.

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