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07 Mar

Punjab Farmers’ Protests Escalate as CM Mann Clashes with Unions

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Chandigarh, March 7 – The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab, once a strong ally of the farmers’ movement, now finds itself at odds with the very community that helped propel it to power. Clashes erupted across Punjab on Wednesday as farmers attempted to march toward Chandigarh for a week-long sit-in protest against the state and central governments. Their demands include a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Prices (MSP), loan waivers, and higher farm incomes. Protests Meet Police Crackdown The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), which spearheaded the 2021 protests against farm laws, said hundreds of farmers were detained Tuesday…

05 Mar

Farmer Leader Joginder Ugrahan Detained Ahead of Chandigarh Protest

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Chandigarh, March 5, 2025 – Punjab police detained farmer leader Joginder Singh Ugrahan on Tuesday morning near Gharachon village in Sangrur district, ahead of a major farmers' protest planned in Chandigarh. Ugrahan, the president of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan), was among several farmer leaders targeted in a statewide crackdown. Punjab Police Crackdown on Farmer Leaders In a pre-dawn operation, police conducted raids at the homes of multiple farmer leaders across Punjab. Several prominent activists were taken into custody to prevent their participation in the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha’s (SKM) week-long demonstration in Chandigarh. The Punjab government’s move follows unsuccessful negotiations…