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Haryana: Hundreds of farmers on Thursday, united under the banners of the All India Kisan Sabha and Bharatiya Kisan Union and staged a protest march to the residence of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini in Karnal.
Sources said that the demonstration, fuelled by a range of pressing agricultural demands, saw a large turnout as farmers voiced their concerns.
This came after Punjab Police on Wednesday removed farmers from the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu Border who were sitting on a protest over various demands.
Police also removed temporary structures erected by farmers at the protest site.
Several farmer leaders including farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal who is on an indefinite fast and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha leader Sarvan Singh Pandher were detained by the Police.
Reacting to this, Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that the action was taken as they want to open Shambhu and Khanauri borders.
Speaking to reporters, Cheema asserted that the farmers should stage a protest in Delhi or somewhere else as their demands are against the Central government.
Earlier today, security was heightened at the Haryana – Punjab Shambhu Border as Haryana Police removed concrete barricades erected at the border to restrict farmers’ movement further from where they were sitting on a protest over various demands.
