Thank You Bengal : Protesting Farmers Elated Over âBJPâs Defeat, Not TMCâs Victoryâ
SKM leaders including Rakesh Tikait, Balbir Singh Rajewal, Manjit Singh Rai and Gurnam Singh Chaduni had held âNo vote to BJPâ rallies in West Bengal.
Farmers celebrating at Tikri border.
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Jalandhar:Â At around 2 pm on Sunday, when the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was clearly inching towards a victory in West Bengal and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was confined to below the 100 mark, farmers from Punjab and Haryana were the first ones to react to the electoral battle in this part of northern India.
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Police attempt to detain a farmer during a protest in Patiala
PATIALA: Tension mounted in Patiala on Thursday after farmers protested against BJP leaders holding a meeting in an inn near a temple in the city. Police intervened and averted a clash between farmers and BJP workers.
Police managed to help BJP leader Gurtej Singh and party workers escape safely through another gate of the inn. However, farmers staged a protest near the bus stand traffic lights around noon on Thursday.
Farmers sought an apology from the police for allegedly misbehaving and cane-charging them. They also demanded an assurance from BJP leaders to not come for any political meetings till the Centre resolved the issue of the three agricultural laws.
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Fatehgarh Sahib, April 22
Farmers today gheraoed Bharat Inder Singh Chahal, the Adviser to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, for hours at Roorkee village on the Patiala-Sirhind highway.
Led by Harnek Singh Bhalmajra, district president, Krantikari Kisan Union, farmers had planned to stage a dharna and disrupt traffic on the highway to protest the non-availability of gunny bags and poor arrangements in the grain markets for procurement. On noticing a VIP car with the CM’s Adviser coming from Patiala, farmers intercepted it and started raising slogans against the government.
Chahal talked to the farmers and assured them of arranging gunny bags. However, the farmers continued to argue with him and said they would not allow him to leave until arrangements were made. The Fatehgarh SDM and the DSP rushed to the spot and tried to pacify the agitating farmers. Even the ADC and the SP also rushed to spot to ease the situation, but to no avail.