Shambhu village bordering the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana is now synonymous with the farmers’ protests. The village near National Highway 44 first hit the headlines in 2020 during the farmers’ protest against three central farm laws when farmers from Punjab broke the barricades at the Shambhu border as they made their way to Delhi. The village is back in the limelight now with the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently directing Haryana to remove the barricades placed to prevent protesting farmers from marching to Delhi. In Punjab and…
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SKM to resume agitation, seek appointments with PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi to submit memorandums | Chandigarh News
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Thursday announced it will resume the farmers’ agitation to realise its MSP demands and stop the privatisation of the power sector, among others. The SKM also said it has sought time from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi to submit its charter of demands. The decision was taken in the general body meeting of the SKM held in New Delhi on Wednesday. Dr Darshan Pal, Member, National Coordination Committee, SKM, said, “Memorandums will be submitted to the newly elected MPs…