Chandigarh: Police on Saturday used water cannons to disperse farmers by breaking barricades Chandigarh-Mohali Border, trying to march towards Punjab Here is the Governor’s House.
A water cannon from one of the protesting farmers climbed on top of the vehicle.
Heavy police force was deployed in Chandigarh following a call by farmers to march towards the governor’s house here and submit a memorandum on completion of seven months of their agitation against the central government’s three new agricultural law.
A large number of farmers from different parts of Punjab gathered at the Amb Sahib Gurdwara in Mohali before proceeding towards the Punjab Raj Bhavan.
likewise HaryanaFarmers from many parts of the state gathered at the Nada Sahib Gurdwara in Panchkula and headed towards the Raj Bhavan.
In view of the protest march of the farmers, the Haryana Police has made security arrangements at the Chandigarh-Panchkula border.
Farmers are protesting against the Farmer Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Agricultural Services Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
They have been camping at the borders of Delhi since November last year to demand the withdrawal of these three laws and a new law to guarantee the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops.
Several rounds of talks between farmers and the government have failed to break the deadlock over these controversial laws.
The government last held talks with farmer leaders on January 22. Talks between the two sides came to a halt after a tractor parade by farmers in Delhi turned violent on January 26.
A water cannon from one of the protesting farmers climbed on top of the vehicle.
Heavy police force was deployed in Chandigarh following a call by farmers to march towards the governor’s house here and submit a memorandum on completion of seven months of their agitation against the central government’s three new agricultural law.
A large number of farmers from different parts of Punjab gathered at the Amb Sahib Gurdwara in Mohali before proceeding towards the Punjab Raj Bhavan.
likewise HaryanaFarmers from many parts of the state gathered at the Nada Sahib Gurdwara in Panchkula and headed towards the Raj Bhavan.
In view of the protest march of the farmers, the Haryana Police has made security arrangements at the Chandigarh-Panchkula border.
Farmers are protesting against the Farmer Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Agricultural Services Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
They have been camping at the borders of Delhi since November last year to demand the withdrawal of these three laws and a new law to guarantee the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops.
Several rounds of talks between farmers and the government have failed to break the deadlock over these controversial laws.
The government last held talks with farmer leaders on January 22. Talks between the two sides came to a halt after a tractor parade by farmers in Delhi turned violent on January 26.
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