Protest: Punjab Police took farmer leaders into custody
The anger of the farmers against the government is increasing in Punjab. Farmers are protesting for
compensation for bad crop and other demands. At the same time, the police have also taken about 85 farmer
leaders into custody. The farmers have staged a sit-in at the toll plazas of various districts postponing the
decision to move towards Chandigarh. Further strategy will be prepared after the meeting with the farmer
leaders. Right now the farmers are sitting at the toll plazas of other districts besides Amritsar, jalandhar and
Tarn Taran. Apart from this, a concrete front has been set up in Moga and Longowal in Sangrur district.
Social media accounts of farmer leaders blocked
In view of the growing anger of the farmers, temporary blocking of social media accounts of the farmer
leaders is being done to stop the message from spreading. Farmer leader Ramandeep Singh Mann's social
media account has been closed.
These farmer leaders were taken into custody
According to farmer leaders, Savinder Singh Chutala, Ranjodh Singh Gagobua, Tarsem Singh Dhaliwal and
Mukhtiar Singh Biharipur have been arrested. At the same time, the state president of the farmer's
organization sukhwinder singh Sabra has been taken into custody by the police inside his house.
Toll plaza gates opened, fastag scanner closed
Farmers say that their intention is only to hurt the government. For this, they have opened the gates of many
toll plazas, apart from this, fastag scanners have been closed. On the other hand, the farmers say that the
government is so against the farmers that farmers are being searched even in the buses. Checking is being
done in the buses of other areas including Jalandhar. People's IDs are being checked so that no farmer can go
to chandigarh by sitting in the buses.