Need to show more sympathy to farmers: Punjab government to MHA
The HinduA day after the Ministry of Home Affairs sought a report from the Punjab Government that law and order should be maintained in the wake of the farmers protest, the State Government replied that more than 160 people have been injured till now due to firing of tear gas shells from drones, rubber bullets, and the use of physical force by the Haryana police. A day ago, the Punjab and Haryana High Court orally asked the Punjab government not to allow the protestors to gather in large numbers at Shambhu and Khanauri State border with Haryana. “Farmers were going to Delhi to protest, due to restrictions on their movement, farmers are stuck on the border of Punjab and Haryana,” a source said quoting the Punjab Government’s reply. The letter added that Punjab government played an important role in negotiation with the farmers unions and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was present in three out of the four meetings held so far.