This came after Punjab police removed farmers from the Punjab-Haryana Khanauri Border and Shambhu Border, where they were sitting in protest over their various demands, including a legal guarantee on Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all crops.
This came after Punjab Police on Wednesday removed farmers from the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu Border and Khanauri Border in Punjab who were protesting over various demands.
Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nanak Singh on Thursday announced that efforts are underway to clear the roads in the area to reopen them to traffic within the next 3-4 hours.
"Last night, when farmers were fast asleep, 3000-4000 armed policemen used force and bulldozers to remove them (from Haryana - Punjab Shambhu Border), and didn't even spare the elderly Dallewal who is on a hunger strike. Now, understand the chronology here... First, Bhagwant Mann throws the
A narco smuggler Dharminder Singh was shot by Punjab police and injured while he tried to snatch a weapon and escape when police took the accused to a hiding spot to seize the concealed contraband in Amritsar on Wednesday.
Several farmer leaders including farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal who is on an indefinite fast and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha leader Sarvan Singh Pandher were detained by the Police.
One of the gang member who was injured in the retaliatory firing is under going treatment at a local hospital, Tarn Taran Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Abhimanyu Rana said.
The Punjab police had sought transit remand in Dibrugarh Court for Bhagwant Singh and Gurmeet Singh, who are accused of the attack on Ajnala Police Station in Punjab.