From gathering at Jantar Mantar in 2017 to protest the killing of 5 farmers in Madhya Pradesh to agitating over 3 farm reform bills, farmers have made their way to Delhi to raise several demands in the last 6 years.
A controversy has erupted after Haryana cops and paramilitary forces staying at sarais (inns) of historical gurdwaras Panjokhra Sahib and Manji Sahib were accused of breaking the Sikh maryada. Read more about the incident and the response from Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghubir Singh.
Soldiers of Haryana police and paramilitary force deputed to stop protesting farmers on way to Delhi at Shambhu border by state government were given stay at Sarais (inns) of historical Gurdwaras Panjokhra Sahib and Manji Sahib. Local Sikhs protested against this decision as ‘empty liquor bottles, tobacco products and shaving razors’ were recovered from Gurdwara Sarai.