The Punjab Police removed the farmers who have been camping for more than a year from the sit -in sites at Shambhu and Khanouri Border late Wednesday evening and in the early hours of Thursday, Haryana Police broke the concrete barricades installed to stop the movement of farmers. Here the farmers were sitting on a dharna with their demands.
Also read-Shambhu border vacant after 13 months, Punjab Police removed farmers; Many big leaders in custody
On Wednesday, the police took several farmer leaders, including farmer leaders Saravan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallawal, were taken into custody in Mohali while returning after a meeting with the central delegation. Police sources said late Wednesday that the protest site has been evacuated after removing temporary structures and forums and removing trolleys and other vehicles parked by farmers.
#Watch Haryana Police Uses Bulldozers to Remove Concrete Barricades EREYCADES AT HARYANA – Punjab Shambhu Border to Restrick Farmers’ movement further from where they were kept on a protteing on a protest room.
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When will traffic on interrupted roads be restored?
Asked when the traffic on the interrupted roads would be restored, a senior police officer said that the restoration of traffic after the road towards Punjab would depend on when the Haryana government removes the blockage. The police officer of the Punjab had said on Wednesday that the structures and vehicles are being removed. The entire road will be cleaned and opened for traffic. Haryana Police will also start its action. As soon as the path is opened on their side, the movement on the highway will start again. We did not need to use any kind of force because there was no opposition. The farmers supported well and they themselves sat in the buses.
Farmers sitting on dharna for 13 months removed
Please tell that farmers were sitting on a dharna on Shambhu border for 13 months. On Wednesday, the police removed the temporary platform built by the farmers on the border. The tents made for their stay were also removed. Now a bulldozer has been run on barricading.
200 farmer leaders including Dallawal in custody
Earlier, about 200 farmers including farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallawal, Saravan Singh Pandher were detained. The leaders and other parties including BJP, Congress Shiromani Akali Dal and other parties criticized this action taken by Punjab Police.
Farmers were sitting on a dharna on Shambhu border since 13 February
The protesters under the leadership of United Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha were camping at Shambhu (Shambhu (Shambhu-Ambala) and Khanouri (Sangrur-Jind) border between Punjab and Haryana from February 13 last year after the protesters were stopped from traveling to Delhi.
(Tagstotranslate) Farmer protest
