Farmers in Punjab on protest march to encompass Shambhu police station

Farmers in Punjab, angered over their forceful eviction from the 2 border factors, began their march on 6 Could, Tuesday, amid excessive safety to encompass the police station in Shambhu in Sangrur district.

The protesting farmers had been forcefully evicted from the Shambhu and Khanauri border factors and scores of their leaders had been detained hours after talks between farmers and the central delegation in Chandigarh in March.

The Shambhu nationwide freeway on the Punjab and Haryana border was reopened for site visitors on 19 March after 13 months of closure amid the farmers’ agitation over their calls for, together with a authorized assure of minimal help value (MSP) by the Centre on all crops.

A day forward of the protest name, Punjab Police detained a number of leaders, together with Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) (Non Political) chief Jagjit Singh Dallewal, the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (Bharat) and SKM (Non Political) have accused the AAP authorities of utilizing repressive measures throughout the farmer agitation and demanded strict motion in opposition to these accountable.

They’re additionally demanding compensation for objects that allegedly went lacking throughout the police crackdown at Shambhu, which they declare had been later traced to people linked to AAP leaders and police personnel.