Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was held hostage for nearly four hours, CNN-News18 reported.

#BreakingNews : #Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar held hostage

CM Khattar held hostage during Jan Samvad Yatra; CM was held hostage for 4 hours in Mahendragarh@nikhil_lakhwani brings in more details | @_pallavighosh pic.twitter.com/PTSvAeqbJH— News18 (@CNNnews18) May 27, 2023As per the report, CM Khattar faced public anger at his Jan Samvad Yatra (public connect) in Mahendragarh, where he was held hostage in a house for nearly four hours.

Haryana CM faced angry protest by villagers of Dogda Ahir after they came to know about the announcement of a new sub-tehsil in a nearby village Sihama , which they claimed is much smaller in size.

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Media reports said the protesters staged a sit-in protest outside the official accommodation of the Chief Minister in the night. However, Khattar called the protesters for talks in the morning and convinced them to withdraw the protest with a promise to conduct a feasibility report for setting up the sub-tehsil.

Khattar, a Punjabi face in Jatt-dominated state politics, is facing anti-incumbency in the state and believes the Jan Samvad is a platform to reconnect with the people of Haryana.

First Published:May 27, 2023 1:47 PM IST