Sangrur: Farmers stage indefinite protest near CM Bhagwant Mann's residence
Sangrur, October 9: Punjab farmers under the banner of the BKU (Ugrahan), have started an indefinite protest near the residence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on the Patiala road, Sangrur. They have set up a stage on one side of the road while the other part is being used to transport various items to the protest site from various parts of the state.
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The farmers are protesting against the Centre and state governments for various pending demands. “Our protest will continue till the implementation of the accepted demands. The financial condition of farmers has been taking a turn for the worse as successive governments have failed to help them,” said Joginder Singh Ugrahan, president of the outfit.
Their demands from the state governement include immediate release of financial aid to farmers, who have suffered losses due to damage to cotton and other crops and special assessment of crops damaged recently, allotment of a special budget for water projects, closure of liquor factory near Zira for causing pollution and quick action to prevent pollution of various canals by industrialists of Ludhiana.
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