Farmers gathered at Golden Gate in Amritsar to protest against the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government. Police forces were deployed at multiple locations, including Chandigarh's borders, to maintain order and manage traffic during the Samyukt Kisan Morcha's march.
Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Tuesday accused the Bhagwant Singh Mann government in Punjab of "suppressing the democratic rights of farmers for peaceful protest" and appealed to the Punjab farmers to join the March 5 'Pakka Morcha' at Chandigarh.
Farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal described the CM as unusually angry, noting that he had never witnessed such an outburst, even in high-level negotiations.
Dallewal, the convener of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) has been on a fast-unto-death at the Khanouri border to press the Centre to accept the farmers' demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for crops.
Former Haryana Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday attacked the Aam Aadmi Party and Bharatiya Janata Party over the deteriorating health condition of farmers' leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal and said that both AAP and BJP are "against" the farmers.
Advocate General further said that efforts for compliance were made by mobilising about 7000 personnel at the protest site at the Khanauri border; however, due to the Punjab Bandh held yesterday by farmers' organisations, there were traffic blockades and hindrances.
"The two big and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and forums Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) have called for bandh. We had appealed 3 crore Punjabis to support Punjab bandh. As per the information I am getting, people have supported this bandh. Since morning, almost 90-99 percent traffic was
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha organized a protest rally in Agartala yesterday, highlighting the ongoing struggles of farmers across India, particularly those in Delhi, Haryana, and Greater Noida. The rally began at Paradise Chowmuhani and culminated in a meeting where protestors reiterated their
Amid the ongoing farmers' protest at Khanauri Kisan Morcha, internal security arrangements have been intensified to protect protesting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, following the Supreme Court's directive for the Punjab government to provide medical aid before December 31.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Punjab authorities to promptly tackle the health situation of farmers' leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal who is on fast-unto-death for over 20 days and to take "extraordinary steps" to ensure his health.
The farmers were to hold a meeting with the committee on Wednesday but refused to meet citing several reasons including holding talks with the central government being one of them.