PATIALA: A senior BJP leader was gheraoed by the farmers in Bhawanigarh block of Sangrur district on Friday while holding a meeting with the party workers. The police reached the spot however the farmers did not let go the BJP leader for around three hours and staged protest outside the meeting venue.
The farmers claimed they gheraoed the BJP leader Dinesh Kumar, general secretary (organisation) Punjab after getting input about his visit to hold a meeting at Aggarwal Bhawan in Bhawanigarh. The farmers sought an assurance from the BJP leaders and workers to not to hold any meeting in future in Sangrur district or they would face gherao again.