Cong assaults Mann govt over farmer leaders’ detention, calls it betrayal

“Punjabis will not be identified for betrayal, however this authorities has set a brand new precedent. I had been warning farmer leaders that Bhagwant Mann has been working below the BJP’s directions. I even stated that he would change into Punjab’s Eknath Shinde, and as we speak, it has been confirmed,” the LoP stated.

“Whether or not it’s farmers, labourers, businessmen, youth, ex-servicemen, or troopers — every time individuals increase their calls for, Bhagwant Mann betrays them,” he stated.

Bajwa accused the Punjab chief minister of siding with the Centre, stating, “Bhagwant Mann has change into an agent of the BJP-led authorities.”

The farmer leaders had been detained after their assembly with the Centre, which did not attain a conclusive decision. They then moved in the direction of the Shambhu border for additional protests. Nevertheless, as they proceeded, their convoy was intercepted by the Punjab Police in Mohali, the place they had been taken into custody.

Following this, the Punjab Police launched an operation to filter protest websites on the Khanauri and Shambhu border factors, the place farmers have been demonstrating in opposition to farm legal guidelines and different points. By 9:30 p.m., each websites had been utterly vacated.

Including to the strain, Web companies had been shut down on the Shambhu and Khanauri borders, whereas bulldozers had been deployed to take away concrete barricades arrange throughout the protests.