Dallewal, Pandher detained in Mohali

PUNJAB POLICE BEGINS EVICTING FARMERS FROM PROTEST SITES

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CHANDIGARH: Several farmer leaders including Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal were detained in Mohali while returning from a meeting with a central delegation, as Punjab Police also began evicting protesting farmers from Shambhu and Khanauri border points which have been closed for more than a year.

Farmer leader Guramneet Singh Mangat said the farmer leaders were detained in Mohali while they were headed to the Shambhu protest site after the meeting with the delegation led by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema reiterated the Aam Aadmi Party's unwavering support for farmers while urging them to avoid actions that harm Punjab's trade and industrial sectors. Addressing the disruptions caused by highway closures, Cheema emphasised that the ongoing struggle against the central government's policies must not come at the cost of Punjab's economic lifelines.