Many farm leaders move from their homes in anticipation early and have switched off phones so that they couldn't be traced. The Punjab Police raided houses.
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In 2016 also, clashes had broken out over the auction of panchayati land reserved for Dalits in Balad Kalan village of Sangrur district. At the time 10 people were arrested, but they were released unconditionally.
The landless farm labourers of Scheduled Caste community were protesting at Mander village against the alleged dummy auction of farmland reserved for Dalits.
Tarsem Peter, president of Pendu Mazdoor Union Punjab, said that they will raise the matter with the government, which has allocated a substantial amount for relief work, to provide travel expenses for the underprivileged.