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.
While farmers from Haryana are travelling all the way to the flood-affected areas of Punjab to distribute relief materials, the farmers of the non-affected areas of Punjab are preparing paddy nurseries for their affected brethren
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has a rented accommodation in Dreamland colony in Sangrur. The colony is located on Sangrur-Patiala road in Sangrur district.