The Punjab Police on Wednesday detained farmer leaders, including Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Sarwan Singh Pandher, and 200 others, as a group of farmers clashed with security personnel while they were heading to the Khanauri and Shambhu border points, where the protesting farmers have been camping since February 13 last year.
While Dallewal and Pandher were detained in Mohali, 200 farmers were detained at the Khanauri border. According to reports, around 300 farmers will be detained shortly at the Shambhu border.
Following the clash, internet services were suspended at the Khanauri border and the surrounding areas of Sangrur and Patiala districts in Punjab. Police personnel were deployed at the Khanauri border as a precautionary measure.
In Mohali, the farmers were marching to the Khanauri and Shambhu borders after holding a meeting with a central delegation in Chandigarh. They clashed with the police personnel, who deployed barricades in a bid to prevent them from marching ahead.
Apart from Dallewal and Pandher, other farmer leaders like Abhimanyu Kohar and Kaka Singh Kotda were also detained by the police during the clash in Mohali.
Notably, Dallewal, who was detained today, underwent a fast for 54 days before agreeing to take medical aid in January, unless the government agreed to a legal guarantee for MSP for 24 crops.
