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PATIALA: Farmers hailing from Patiala district on Friday lifted their protest being held at YPS Chowk, near chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh s Patiala residence, after their demand of a fair price for their land acquired for Delhi-Amritsar-Kattra expressway was met.
However, the coordinator of of Road Kisan Sangharsh Committee, which has been spearheading the protest, reached the site of protest later on to continue the agitaton. Committee coordinator Harman Singh Jeji claimed that the government had adopted a divide-and-rule policy and gave a compensation of up to Rs 1 crore per acre to farmers in Patiala, the home district of Punjab CM, but farmers from other districts were being paid Rs 28 lakh to Rs 35 lakh on average.
New Delhi/Chandigarh, May 5
Farmer unions from Punjab, which have been agitating against the central farm laws, on Wednesday said they will hold street protests against the coronavirus lockdown on May 8 in the state and urged people to defy the restrictions.
Addressing a press conference at the Singhu border protest site, farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal alleged the government has imposed a lockdown to hide its failure to handle the coronavirus situation and wants to weaken the ongoing farmers’ movement.
He was speaking on behalf of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmer unions that is spearheading the agitation against the Centre’s three agri-marketing law.
Farmer Unions To Hold Street Protest Against Punjab Curbs On May 8 Farmer Unions To Hold Street Protest Against Punjab Curbs On May 8 Farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal alleged the government has imposed a lockdown to hide its failure to handle the coronavirus situation and wants to weaken the ongoing farmers movement.
Farmer Unions To Hold Street Protest On May 8 Against Punjab Curbs. (Representational)
New Delhi/Chandigarh:
Farmer unions from Punjab, which have been agitating against the central farm laws, on Wednesday said they will hold street protests against the coronavirus lockdown on May 8 in the state and urged people to defy the restrictions.
›Farmer unions to protest against lockdown in Punjab on May 8; more head towards sit-in sites on Delhi borders
Farmer unions to protest against lockdown in Punjab on May 8; more head towards sit-in sites on Delhi borders
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Farmer unions to protest against lockdown in Punjab on May 8; more head towards sit-in sites on Delhi bordersPTI
Last Updated: May 05, 2021, 09:07 PM IST
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Addressing a press conference at the Singhu border protest site, farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal alleged the government has imposed a lockdown to hide its failure to handle the coronavirus situation and wants to weaken the ongoing farmers movement.
Stray incidents of violence in Punjab urban local bodies polls (Ld)
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Stray incidents of violence in Punjab urban local bodies polls (Ld) (Photo: Pawan Sharma/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Chandigarh, Feb 14 : Stray incidents of violence marked the 117 Punjab urban local bodies, including eight high-stake municipal corporations, where polling will continue till 4 p.m. on Sunday, officials said.
Officials said the turnout was high at many places. Some municipal councils witnessed stray incidents of violence, they said.
The main contest is among the ruling Congress, the opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).