Punjab farmers join Karnal dharna

Tribune News Service

Ambala, September 10

Hundreds of farmers from Punjab today gathered at the Shambhu toll plaza and took out the “Haryana Kisan Bachao” rally to join farmers protesting outside the Karnal mini secretariat.

Carrying BKU (Charuni) flags and banners of “Mission Punjab 2022”, a long cavalcade of vehicles was seen on the Ambala-Delhi NH. Haryana farmers welcomed them at the toll plaza.

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The farmers, mostly from Fatehgarh Sahib and Patiala, said they were on their way to Karnal to extend support to protesters there. If the demands are not met, more groups from Punjab would join the Karnal dharna, they said.

Sarabjit Singh, a farmer leader from Punjab, said: “We support farmers’ demands. More ‘jathas’ will reach Karnal daily if the demands are not met.”

Another farmer said, “Hundreds of FIRs have been registered against farmers for protesting, but no action has been taken against then SDM Ayush Sinha, who directed the police to crack the head of farmers. He must be booked and dismissed from service.”

Meanwhile, farmers stopped at Pipli to mark the one year of police lathicharge. On September 10 last year, a high-voltage drama was witnessed as farmers and the police clashed after the former were denied entry to the Pipli grain market to participate in a state-level ‘Kisan Bachao-Mandi Bachao’ rally.