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Jalandhar: Angry over the evacuation of Shambhu and Khanauri borders of Punjab and Haryana from the possession of farmers after 13 months, Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) today tried to surround the house of Cabinet Minister Mohinder Bhagat in Jalandhar. During this, the farmers uprooted and threw away the barricades put up by the police.
During this time, there was a lot of pushing and shoving between the police and the farmers. According to the information received, the farmers started moving towards the minister’s house as per the scheduled time at around 12 o’clock today. The police had already barricaded before the arrival of the farmers.
During this, when the farmers moved forward, the police tried to stop them by force, but the police failed to stop the farmers. After which the farmers reached outside the house of Minister Mohinder Bhagat and staged a dharna. This dharna of the farmers will continue till about three in the afternoon.
Farmers are angry over the forceful opening of the highway after 13 months
Let us tell you that the farmers had announced to march to Delhi on 13 February 2024 regarding their demands from the central government. To stop the farmers, Haryana Police closed the road by barricading Shambhu and Khanauri border. The farmers tried to march to Delhi 4 times, but the police did not allow the farmers to move forward by firing tear gas shells.
Last year on 21 February, during the clash, young farmer Shubhkaran Singh was killed at Khanauri border. After which, Punjab Police got the highway vacated from the farmers on 19 March with full preparation. Along with this, other permanent arrangements including sheds erected by the farmers were also demolished.
