Farmers' Protest Live Updates: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann calls emergency Cabinet meeting amid major action against farmers
Amritsar police have detained over 50 farmers as they were marching towards DC office to stage a protest against a state government
Farmers under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee are protesting outside DC office in Moga district
SKM All-India members are holding a meeting at Gurdwara Dukhniwaran Sahib in Patiala to discuss the future course of action
Jagjit Singh Dallewal has reportedly refused to eat, expressing his protest against the government's actions. The administration is trying to convince him to end his refusal.
Dallewal has requested newspapers, while medical teams continue to monitor his health closely.
Punjab CM calls emergency Cabinet meeting amid major action against farmers
Khanauri's Hanuman Palace has been temporarily converted into a detention facility where detained farmers are being kept
SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal has taken a sharp dig at AAP government over eviction of farmers from the borders
ਅੱਜ ਸਾਰਾ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵੇਖ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਆਪਣਾ ਭ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਨਲਾਇਕੀ ਛੁਪਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਭਗਵੰਤ ਮਾਨ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਬਨਾਮ ਵਪਾਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀ ਬਨਾਮ ਪੇਂਡੂ ਦੀ ਲੜਾਈ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਲਝਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।
— Sukhbir Singh Badal (@officeofssbadal) March 20, 2025
ਮੁੱਦਾ ਕਿਸਾਨੀ ਜਾਂ ਵਪਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ, ਲੁਧਿਆਣੇ ਤੋਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ ਦੇ ਭਗੌੜੇ ਕੇਜਰੀਵਾਲ ਦੇ ਚਹੇਤੇ ਨੂੰ ਜਿਤਾਉਣਾ ਹੈ ਤੇ ਕੇਜਰੀਵਾਲ ਨੂੰ… pic.twitter.com/f4apmmZc72
Farmers have blocked Chandigarh-Bathinda national highway in a protest against atrocities conducted by state government.
Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring has slammed AAP government's crackdown on farmers and said , "...The way atrocities have been done on farmers, I condemn it. The real face of the governments that used to say that we are well-wishers of the farmers has been exposed. Bhagwant Mann and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have done the work of beating them (farmers), this should not happen..."
#WATCH | Delhi: Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring says, "...The way atrocities have been done on farmers, I condemn it. The real face of the governments that used to say that we are well-wishers of the farmers has been exposed. Bhagwant Mann and Union Home… https://t.co/l5DgYqqPKl pic.twitter.com/CpCz3RLhll
— ANI (@ANI) March 20, 2025
Punjab Congress MPs, including Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, protest against Punjab and the central government on the issue of removal of farmers from Punjab-Haryana Khanauri Border and Shambhu Border
The concrete wall built at the border are being removed from Haryana border to ease vehicular movement
Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee condemned both Union and the Punjab state government for their atrocities against farmers and announced that they will hold protest demonstrations outside the offices of Deputy Commissioners in Haryana and Punjab.
Farmer leader Dallewal has been taken to PWD rest house in Jalandhar Cantt
Internet services have been suspended in Sangrur and Patiala district amid police crackdown on farmers
Gurdeep Singh, spokesperson of SKM (Non-Political), said the detained farmer leaders have started a hunger strike in police custody.
PTC News Desk: In a major crackdown on protesting farmers, the Punjab government detained several farmer leaders including Sarwan Singh Pandher and jagjit Singh Dallewal and Manjit Rai. The cops used mild force to detain farmers as they were marching towards Shambhu, Khanauri borders after their talks with Centre.
The cops started evicting farmers from the protest sites and dismantling the tents setup there. About 3,000 personnel, led by Deputy Inspector General of Police (Patiala Range) Mandeep Singh Sidhu, were at the Khanauri border point to evict protesters. He further said that they had received orders from the state government to evict the protestors.
Owing to the influx of the protesting farmers, Haryana police was also called in to swing into the action. Security was heightened at Haryana - Punjab Shambhu Border as Haryana Police remove concrete barricades erected at the border to restrict farmers' movement further from where they were sitting on a protest over various demands.
There are also reports of the suspension of Internet services at several places.
State Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema justified the actions while stating that industries and business were severely hit due to the closure of highways leading to a massive state loss. While the crackdown has drawn severe criticism from Samyukt Kisan Morcha and across the party line, industrialists have hailed the Punjab government's action.
- PTC NEWS
